Light Pollution and Its Societal Impact A Website Review

I chose to assess the website “O Radiant Dark! O Starry Night!” The website has two pages on light pollution. The first page describes light pollution and the second page describes the growth of light pollution. The first page on light pollution explains to the reader how much the artificial lights we use affect the night sky. It explains that the use of artificial light is natural for humans in this day and time. However, it also explains that even though it is a natural part of our life, that there are disadvantages to using so much artificial light. The first page on light pollution continues to explain different things on light pollution. Each topic that is brought up on the page addresses the problems of light pollution very clearly and powerfully. The information that is within the first and second page, on light pollution, explains to the reader how much our night sky is being affected by the amount of artificial light we use each day. It explains that light pollution is can be seen in two different perspectives. To someone who lives in the city light pollution does not seem like a big deal; however, to someone else it is a big deal because it is taking away from their view of the beauty of the night sky. On the second page, it talks about how light pollution is a growing factor in our society today. The second page is very clear about how light pollution is growing. On both pages there are pictures that show different things about light pollution. On the first page, it shows how much light pollution is being created in different areas. The second page has two pictures, one of which shows the light pollution of Las Vegas from a significant number of miles away. These pictures add to the reader’s education of light pollution. Overall, the website does a really good job educating the reader on the different parts of light pollution and its growth. When the viewer first sees the website, they see the beauty that can be seen in the night sky. The use of that first picture, of the night sky, makes the appearance of the website very appealing. Throughout the website there are a variety of different pictures of the night sky. These different pictures, of the night sky, enhance the appearance of the website. This is because these pictures continuously show the beauty of the night sky. The appearance of the website is enhanced by the structure of the website. The structure of the website is very simple. There are tabs, toward the top of the screen, that allow the user to access more information about the night sky. These tabs also allow the user to access information very easily under each tab are at least one section that organizes different information, so the user can assess and learn about specific information.