光污染和光学天文台址保护

Light Pollution and Protection of Optical Telescope Sites

讨论了天光背景对光学天文台的影响，综述了造成光污染的主要途径，介绍了防止光污染的几个主要国际组织和国际上对天文台址的保护立法；提出了减少光污染的主要措施。为国内进行光学天文台址保护采取措施以至（国家的或者地方的）立法提供参考。

There is now great investment in astronomy as a science in China and other countries. We are currently looking forward to the fruits of the astronomical instruments. Unfortunately the light pollution influences optical/infrared observations on the contrast and the signal-to-noise ratio. Astronomy has been retreated to mountains, deserts and into space. The only way is human being aiming for good lighting environments and protecting the telescope sites. The Commission Internationale de'Eclairage, the International Dark-sky Association, the IAU Commission 21(The Light of the Night Sky) and 50(Protection of Existing and Potential Observatory Sites) have done many efforts in this field to control light pollution. Some countries (Japan, Chile) or local (Tucson, USA; Canarias, Spain) governments have issued guidelines for light pollution to keep dark sky for observatories. These guidelines could be used as references in China. If we do not solve the question of light pollution, the merely a few acceptable observatories in China have to be retreated.