Border “light pollution” worries scientists

Sometimes the actors in the immigration debate are not always the usual suspects. Take the case of astronomers working in observatories close to the U.S.-Mexico border who worry that changes along the border would impede their work. Dan Brocious- spokesman for Arizona’s Whipple Observatory- said that possible plans for “stadium lights” and other technological equipment along the border would be harmful for several astronomical facilities located in both the U.S. and Mexico.

Links- Green Valley News, The Latin Americanist, Washington Post

Image- noao.com (Whipple Observatory in Arizona)