Is holiday lighting a problem for dark skies?

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For many people, holidays — whether that’s Christmas, Ramadan, Diwali or others — are a magical time of year. We gather with family and friends, celebrate religious traditions, and enjoy tidings of the season. Holidays are often marked with festive displays of outdoor lighting. In traditions with holidays near the winter solstice, these displays bring the joy of light to the darkness of mid-winter. But are holiday light displays light pollution, and should they concern us?

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