Space telescopes actually don’t need clear skies; one of their main advantages over ground-based telescopes is that they are above light pollution and atmospheric distortion.
That’s not to say that we shouldn’t reduce light pollution for other reasons, but space telescopes are one of the few things you could have picked which are unaffected.
Space telescopes actually don’t need clear skies; one of their main advantages over ground-based telescopes is that they are above light pollution and atmospheric distortion.
That’s not to say that we shouldn’t reduce light pollution for other reasons, but space telescopes are one of the few things you could have picked which are unaffected.
Er, sorry. Misspoke. Ground-based telescopes!