Lecture Review: Light Pollution, Leap Years, and James Webb Telescope

Vocabulary flashcards generated from the lecture notes covering light pollution, leap years, and the James Webb Space Telescope.

Light Pollution

The excessive or obstructive artificial light in the night sky that impacts nocturnal environments and causes migratory birds to crash into buildings at night.

James Webb Infrared Observatory

A space telescope observing in the infrared spectrum that utilizes a sunshield to reach the necessary cold temperatures for operation.

Leap Years

A calendrical adjustment concept raised to question what chronological consequences would occur if no one had created it.