You wouldn’t kick another astrophotographer’s tripod, so why is switching on a light at night socially acceptable? It’s not – it never was, but using any kind of artificial light at night is increasingly being banned by national parks.
It’s part of the wider fight against worsening light pollution, according to a recent international study, but it’s astrophotographers themselves that are now being asked to take special care when shooting in International Dark Sky Parks.
