" What is certain is that the city, in the midst of which the Observatory is located, spread rapidly on all sides The smoke of coal makes the atmosphere more opaque, and abuse of the electric light begins to take away much of the darkness of night. "
GV Schiaparelli, materials for a chronicle of the Observatory of Brera, 1893
Credits: Photos taken from the roofs of Mario Carpino Observatory in March 2010
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