November 2024: Looking Up Matters!

[Editorial Correction: AST sent up the Blue Bird satellites incorrectly noted as Blue Walker satellites]

This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Kevin Beare, whom you may know better as CapeMayAstro, Michael Rymer from Dark Sky makes a return visit, and the always insightful, Frank Turina of the Night Sky Resource Center joins us once again!

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Bill's Picks:

• SpaceX launches 5 giant BlueBird smartphone satellites for AST SpaceMobile, lands rocket, Avery Truman, Space.com.
  
  
• An Innovative New Approach to Light Pollution Measurement by Drone, Drone.
  
  
• Hit the lights: Mets outfit Citi Field for electric light shows, Associated Press.
  
  
• Power Outages in the Southeast US Following Helene, NOAA.
  
  
• Hit the lights: Mets outfit Citi Field for electric light shows, Associated Press.

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Light Pollution News explores how our 24/7 lit world affects everything from wildlife and human health to our understanding of the stars, travel, and the future of our cities. Host Bill McGeeney brings on rotating guests to help dig into the latest research, policy activity, and real-world solutions - from how irresponsible lighting degrades our health to the best dark sky destinations for your next trip. Whether you're a birder, conservationist, astrophotographer, or just someone who misses sleeping in darkness, this is the show that connects the dots between your disappear...