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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Lydia Veljanovski

Stargazers' warning as increasing light pollution worldwide blinks out night's skies

It's thick fog, and thinly-veiled disappointment on the moors as we stand shivering and twiddling our thumbs.

The cloudiest night in a long time, people keep saying, which is typical when I have travelled all the way to Exmoor National Park to see the stars.

Then, when I think all hope is lost, the curtain of clouds begins to clear and I gasp.

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