red skies at night

beautiful

Ethereal...Also oddly reminiscent of an alien planet, perhaps Vulcan?

**Update: Slashdot posted an article about this picture. I'll post a screenshot of the traffic graph later this week. Yikes! In the meantime, spread the word on Digg and add your light pollution images to the group.**

2009 is the 400th anniversary of Galileo's observations of Venus, Saturn and Jupiter published in Sidereus Nuncius (Starry Messenger). To improve scientific literacy, the NOAO and NASA are promoting dark sky initiatives in 2009 to draw attention to the problem of light pollution which obscures nearly all night sky colors and objects except for the moon and a few bright stars and planets.

In honor and support of the dark sky initiatives I have created a "Flat Earth society" group for the pictorial preservation and documentation of non-natural illumination of urban and suburban environs. Anyone may join and add images to the group: The Illuminati Project - Red Skies at Night

By showcasing the beauty of light pollution I hope our collective efforts will raise awareness and educate fellow Earthmates to lower energy consumption and become more curious about the world outside. Please snap a photo, then turn off the lights.

Additional info:
www.astronomy2009.org/
www.darkskiesawareness.org/
www.darksky.org
ngm.nationalgeographic.com/geopedia/Light_Pollution

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IITW says:

Colors are awesome! Great composition and shot in general.
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Cool!!
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Bart Reardon says:

interesting colours...

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Kickem says:

you have been /.ed so expect a ton of new visitors :)

Beautiful picture, maybe I'll have the chance to make one to, my hometown has one of the largest steel plants in EU and many times the sky is red :D
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Mimi Ditchie says:

Really eye-catching.......

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nnnnnnnnnn1515 says:

Gosh this is a great pic, but it doesnt make me want to stop light pollution.

Its so beautiful, it makes me wanna pollute more.

Why not just show people the beauty of the real sky without big honkin lights in the way. Most people are surprised when they look up at a clear sky. The constellations, and milky way are stunning, and its a shame we cover them up with ugly light.
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makelessnoise says:

"By showcasing the beauty of light pollution ..."

Huh??

Light pollution is a horrible blight. Wasteful, unhealthy, expensive and needless. Good lighting shines down and doesn't pollute. Bad light shines up.

I'm glad you're promoting awareness, but it seems like you've got a mixed message here. "Stop light pollution because it's ... beautiful?"
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

cannpix says:

@nnnnnnnnnn1515 asks, "Why not just show people the beauty of the real sky without big honkin lights in the way. Most people are surprised when they look up at a clear sky."

Constellation and space pictures do not get 20,000+ visitors, covered by sites like Slashdot, and promote awareness. The simple answer is the old way wasn't working.

A global conversation has started from the efforts to produce awareness. That's change. With more people talking about the issue, hopefully people will be inclined to educate themselves about things they can do at home and work to effectuate change. That's progress.

The information being shared is light pollution has an aesthetic quality, now enjoy that for a moment and with this awareness consider going outside for a greater experience of viewing our place in this universe when the lights are off.

Thanks for your feedback!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

makelessnoise says:

"...the old way wasn't working. "

Interesting approach. Good luck in your efforts to get people talking about the ills of light pollution!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

anthonyarrigo98 says:

I have to agree with makelessnoise. "Stop light pollution because it's ... beautiful?" This just doesn't make sense. An orange colored sky is a polluted sky... and hence... ugly.
Perhaps someone could start a group pushing the inherent beauty of air pollution? Smog creates some interesting colors when light shines through it. Or, how about water pollution? Oil slicks really add nice colors to the scene.
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Denis Collette...!!! says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Vision Quality Group / Invite only, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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Brian O'Mahony says:

Congratulations, your photo has been highlighted as Shot Of The Week #17 in the 20,000 Photostream Views group and can be seen on the front page and Shot of the Week discussion thread.
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SMGallery (www.2Siick.com) says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Amazing Shots! (Post 1 / Award 3), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Stunning!! I love the colors!!
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d_absolut says:

..."sailor's delight."....my delight actually...this is a beautiful photo. But, we must remember, "Red skies in morning, sailor's warning." Oh well.....
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R_x says:

flawless
i really do like this
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Dimitar Nechev says:

So cool!!
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herecomesmatt says:

Wonderful!
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YoO-Kay-AyY-aYcH says:

this iz 1 beautiful picture like m8
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