Tag Archives: light pollution
Another reason to point lights down
‘Skyward light, wayward light’, this blog, December 14, 2022: One of the simplest ways [to prevent light pollution] is in fact to have no public lighting installation that casts light upward, into the sky, but keeps it all facing down. … Continue reading
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Tagged light pollution, phototaxis
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Skyward light, wayward light
This is welcome news: … even if it’s curious that three of the four officially stated reasons for designating this ‘dark sky reserve’ aren’t directly related to the telescopes, and that telescopes had to come up in the area for … Continue reading
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Tagged astro-tourism, colour temperature, dark-sky reserve, Dorje Angchuk, Hanle, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, International Dark Sky Association, light pollution, noise pollution, unshielded light
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On the International Day of Light, remembering darkness
Today is the International Day of Light. According to a UNESCO note: The International Day of Light is celebrated on 16 May each year, the anniversary of the first successful operation of the laser in 1960 by physicist and engineer, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Scicomm, Science
Tagged astronomical twilight, atmospheric pollution, darkness, ecological commons, geological commons, Indian Astronomical Observatory, International Day of Light, light pollution, night sky, night sky commons, Project Kuiper, SpaceX Starlink
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