If you thought the main storyline on the episode ‘Scuse Me While I Miss The Sky was far-fetched and ridiculous, listen up! “A high school student in Midlothian, Virginia, Barlow is the founder of National Dark Sky Week, which kicks off on April 1st. The week is dedicated to spreading awareness about that glaring and stress-inducing foe to astronomers everywhere: light pollution. Light pollution can most often be observed as the glowing aura of a city seen from the countryside. As our cities grow, so too does the problem of light pollution. Coincidentally, on Sunday night, the contamination of the sky was a subject on the most recent Simpsons episode. The problem was comically demonstrated when Lisa tried looking at Venus through her new telescope only to have it immediately swallowed up in a concentrated beam of light shot up from a stadium. Although the residents of Springfield, as usual, over-reacted to the problem, the episode did communicate a good point: How can society dim the light polluting our sky?” Read More >>>
