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  • The Thursday sesión of the “Preserving the Skies” conference on La Palma finished with talks by representatives of international organizations such as UNESCO and the World Tourist Organization, as well as a historical review of the Starlight initiative, and of the places and the reserves which have been awarded certificates for the quality and protection of their skies.
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  • Casiana Muñoz Tuñón, investigadora del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) y experta en la caracterización de la calidad del cielo, quien abrió la primera sesión de hoy del congreso “Preserving the Skies” en La Palma.  Foto: Elena Mora (IAC)
    In the second day of the conference "Preserving the Skies" which is being held on La Palma, opened with lectures related to the quality of the sky in observatories such as the Roque de los Muchachos where the future 30 metre telescope might be installed, and with new developments with less pollution in artificial lighting which were presented by different companies in this field.
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  • In the second day of the conference "Preserving the Skies" which is being held on La Palma, opened with lectures related to the quality of the sky in observatories such as the Roque de los Muchachos where the future 30 metre telescope might be installed, and with new developments with less pollution in artificial lighting which were presented by different companies in this field.
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  • Silvia Torres Peimbert. Photo:Elena Mora (IAC)
    "Darkness allows us to observe and detect the faintest objects" "In Astronomy it is not sufficient to think about these objects and to theorize, we need reliable observations and of course, dark skies" "A woman in Science, in addition to her scientific work, faces the challenge of forming a family, if this is how she wants to plan her life, at times when she is still young and when neither her research career, nor her job, and not even the city where she works, are yet established" By Elena Mora and Carmen del Puerto (IAC) The International Astronomical Union (IAU), the largest professional
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  • Sergio Ortolani, primer ponente del segundo bloque de la jornada mostrando imágenes del cielo de La Palma tomadas por el astrofotógrafo Daniel López. Crédito. Elena Mora (IAC).
    The "Preserving the Skies" conference on La Palma reviewed, yesterday afternoon, some aspects related to the impact of light pollution on astronomy and on the environment, especially on wild-life, as well as the correlation between exposure to artificial lighting and certain types of cancer in Spain.
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