The Vanishing Universe Adverse Environmental Impacts of Astronomy

About this book

Study of the impact of electromagnetic pollution and space debris on the future of observational astronomy.

Contents

Introduction - the effect of civilisation on observational astronomy D. McNally; 1. The frontiers of modern astronomy M. S. Longair; 2. The aims of astronomy in science and the humanities: why astronomy must be protected P. Murdin; 3. General principles of the right to uninterrupted activities in outer space B. Reijen; 4. Light pollution - theft of the night D. L. Crawford; 5. Impact and restriction of interference of light D. A. Schreudre; 6. Adverse environmental impacts on astronomy: the case of improved street lighting D. T. Herbert; 7. Light extinction in the atmosphere N. Laulainen; 8. Environmental effects on astronomical observation J. Kovalevsky; 9. Natural background radiation: the light from the night sky A. C. Levasseur-Regourd; 10. Opening the radio window F. Graham-Smith; 11. The threat to radio astronomy J. B. Whiteoak; 12. Radio interference to passive scientific measurements: its causes and its cures R. M. Price; 13. Radio astronomy in the radio environment C. Kirby and R. G. Struzak; 14. Preserving wilderness areas in the radio spectrum P. A. Vanden Bout; 15. Illustration of radio interference D. McNally; 16. mm-Wave - the last virgin land M. Morimoto; 17. The Mount Wilson story M. Bester, S. Baliunas, C. Shelton and L. Webster; 18. Radio astronomy and the developing countries G. Swarup; 19. The disappearance of the night sky D. Malin; 20. The space debris environment of the earth W. Flury; 21. Space debris observations: needs for new technology Y. Arimoto; 22. Illustration of the effects of space debris D. McNalley; 23. Space debris: how to improve the situation L. Perek.

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