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skyglow

illumination of the night sky caused by artificial light sources
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skyglow

Summary

skyglow is a light source[1]. skyglow draws 407 Wikipedia views per month (light_source category, ranking #3 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • skyglow's instance of is recorded as light source[3].
  • skyglow is a type of light pollution[4].
  • skyglow is a type of night sky[5].
  • skyglow's Commons category is recorded as Skyglow[6].
  • skyglow's has cause is recorded as lighting[7].
  • skyglow's has cause is recorded as light scattering by particles[8].

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Definition and Type

skyglow's instance of is recorded as light source[3]. Recorded subclass of include light pollution[4] and night sky[5].

Why It Matters

skyglow draws 407 Wikipedia views per month (light_source category, ranking #3 of 7).[2] skyglow has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] skyglow is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Ottawajin · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → light source
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q355386]], import w/ [[Wikidata:Wwwyzzerdd|🧙 Wwwyzzerdd for Wikidata]]"
  2. 13w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → light source
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
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