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April 17, 2023

Learn about Light Pollution and Its Impact on Health and the Environment

beautiful starry nights can be put at risk by light pollution

Alan Sheiness, of the Lyme Land Trust, will present Part II of an event on light pollution on Wednesday, May 17th at 8:00 p.m. at the Trail 53 Observatory in Lyme.

While the events are free, separate registration for each is required.

Part I of the event took place on May 3rd with Gateway Commissioner and architect Misha Semënov-Leiva talking about how light pollution impacts your health and the environment.

 

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