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Light pollution threatens Indigenous Australians' access to the night sky
Original: # News : Indigenous # Australians , the world’s first # astronomers – are losing access to the night sky as light # poll
Indigenous Australians, described as the world's first astronomers, are losing their view of the night sky as light pollution increasingly drowns out the stars. Advocates warn this erodes a living astronomical tradition stretching back some 60,000 years, and are calling for stronger protection of dark skies as a matter of Indigenous and human rights.
Why now: Light pollution is an escalating environmental concern that now intersects with Indigenous rights and cultural preservation debates.
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- # News : Indigenous # Australians , the world’s first # astronomers – are losing access to the night sky as light # pollution drowns out # stars . Protect dark skies and 60,000 years of knowledge # IndigenousRights # HumanRights @ palmoildetectives https://… · palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk · 10
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