In Britain, the number of stars visible in the skies have increased in this year’s annual count, indicating a lessening of light pollution in lockdown.
CPRE, the countryside charity, said 51% of people taking part in its citizen science count in February 2021 noted 10 or fewer stars in the Orion constellation, which indicates severe light pollution.
During the same period in 2020, before the first lockdown, 61% of counts registered 10 or fewer stars.
The results, recorded on an interactive map, are published during International Dark Sky Week, which aims to raise awareness of the impact of light pollution.
Light pollution has an effect on the decline of insects, especially moths, while also changing the behaviour of many other animal species.
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