is light pollution deliberate?

is it to prevent people from seeing whats really moving up there at night?
(light pollution -sky glow from lamps at night) - ask ya dad what you use to be able to see say.. 40 years ago up there.

I was actually wondering that last night...I could only see one star in the sky, and it was pissing me off.

The last time I remember seeing the stars at night was in Turkey, and before that when I went to friend's grandparents cottage on a lake in the country.

Lights are part of the city, but it also explains why the country folk see more UFOs.

it's easier to call them "wackos"

Originally posted by cstyle226

Lights are part of the city, but it also explains why the country folk see more UFOs.

agreed - but there are lights/methods available right now, that light the ground rather then in a full 360 arc. Im just wondering if the ufo sightings that some parts of europe are now seeing is more - since legislation has been passed makin it illegal for some european states to light pollute the skys...)beleive poland has adopted this new legislation - have they had more ufo sightings since condemin light pollution?? maybe some research into this is needed - maybe we onto something here??

Originally posted by The_Visitor
is it to prevent people from seeing whats really moving up there at night?
(light pollution -sky glow from lamps at night) - ask ya dad what you use to be able to see say.. 40 years ago up there.

if your in the US then could be ( stop people from seeing the aircraft they are testing )

I don't believe it's a conspiracy... There is bound to be more now because we have such a number of lights.. Which have become cheaper and brighter..
Even though better technology is available to prevent it from being as bad as it is - it all costs money and is not always economically viable..
I don't think it's done on purpose - but it really does bug me!

Light pollution? What the hell... I have never heard of that. Still, interesting, how the sky glows at night. :-D