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Our ancestors used the cycle of constellations as a seasonal guide, helping them decide when it was time for activities such as planting, harvesting and stocking up supplies for the cold winter. It was of great importance to their daily lives that they understood the sky and what it was telling them (Fig. 3.1).
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O’Brien, M. (2023). Light Pollution and the Night Sky. In: A Deep Sky Astrophotography Primer. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15762-2_3
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