Dark sky tourism and the sustainability of regional tourism destinations
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DOI: 10.1080/02508281.2020.1782084
Abstract: ABSTRACT Destinations across the globe face severe and potentially irreversible consequences from tourism growth and development. Contemporary approaches such as reducing access or site closures have been identified to increase demand, potentially exacerbating negative impacts.… read more here.
Keywords: tourism; research; dark sky; sky tourism ... See more keywords
How Dark the Sky: The JWST Backgrounds
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DOI: 10.1088/1538-3873/acbcf4
Abstract: We describe the sources of stray light and thermal background that affect JWST observations, report actual backgrounds as measured from commissioning and early-science observations, compare these background levels to prelaunch predictions, estimate the impact of… read more here.
Keywords: science; sky jwst; stray light; jwst ... See more keywords