Why is everyone pleasantly surprised when they see STARSCAPES

Why is everyone happy and surprised
when they see STARSCAPES^® ?

The light pollution caused from artificial light
(mostly from the cities) interferes with the view.
Some people have never seen more than a handful of stars!

On the map below

The BLACK areas (mostly ocean) below see THOUSANDS of stars.
In the BLUE areas, the faintest stars are obscured.
In the more populated YELLOW areas, artificial light supersedes brightness of the night sky.
The more populated GREEN areas, many stars lost against background glow.
The more populated ORANGE areas, the Milky Way is invisible.
The major cities RED see almost none at all, fewer than 100. Notice Paris and London on this map.

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Discover what the Great Artist intended you to see!
Draw back the curtain of truth...
Discover STARSCAPES^®.

Credits: Astronomy Department, University of Padova.
Wired magazine, Feb. 2001, page 87, published by Conde Nast Pulications Inc.
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