Practical Advice For Beginning Amateur Astronomers: Light Pollution

This video is for beginning or inexperienced amateur astronomers. It discusses light pollution - sky glow and localized light pollution - and its impact on visual astronomy and astrophotography. Includes references to the Bortle Scale and tools to measure light pollution. Suggests ways to mitigate light pollution including establishing night vision, using dew shields, using broadband and narrowband light pollution filters, using astronomy vests for blocking localized sources of light pollution, and how to find dark sky locations.