Save the Night in Europe Light pollution is the alteration of natural light levels in the outdoor environment due to manmade light sources. says Pierantonio in his introductory page, http://savethenight.eu/Home.html I forgot to mention ``due to manmade light sources'' in my proofs within your draft... The above definition is better. And it comes from the main authority. Use it instead, please. Glaring strong lamps pollute even in daytime, when switched on. jenik