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The stars are bright. barely any light pollution out in ND.
jakeaznkohl (Jake Kohl) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:42:52 -0000
The stars are bright. barely any light pollution out in ND.
Atlanta: What a beautiful night! Clear enough that we just watched ISS pass overhead, even with Midtown's light pollution... Look up, D.C.!
StephenFleming (Stephen Fleming) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:08:57 -0000
Atlanta: What a beautiful night! Clear enough that we just watched ISS pass overhead, even with Midtown's light pollution... Look up, D.C.!
@seppichdaily looking forward to seeing stars tonight. Not much light pollution out here in BFE.
aballstudio (Andrew Ball) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:35:09 -0000
@seppichdaily looking forward to seeing stars tonight. Not much light pollution out here in BFE.
Sure you had Indians and wild animal's that would cause great concern! Only, the nights were dark, very little light pollution!
Thedayis2day ( John Waynn) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:09:34 -0000
Sure you had Indians and wild animal's that would cause great concern! Only, the nights were dark, very little light pollution!
@Ch4rd Crazy, Richmond Hill has light pollution laws due to the David Dunlap Observatory.
Stiverton (Andrew Stiver) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:06:45 -0000
@Ch4rd Crazy, Richmond Hill has light pollution laws due to the David Dunlap Observatory.
Yay for great contractors! Got my roofers and handyman on the way to deal with the roof leak. Back to reading about light pollution.
CynthiaBarrett (Cindy Barrett) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:26:15 -0000
Yay for great contractors! Got my roofers and handyman on the way to deal with the roof leak. Back to reading about light pollution.

 

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International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) - A non-profit member organization that teaches others how to preserve the night sky through factsheets, law references, pictures, and web resources.
Meta Description: [ Remember when the stars were bright? Light pollution spoils the night. Light the ground, not the sky! ]

A Solution for the Problem of Light Pollution? - A short page explaining how lighting can be made to reduce the astronomical effects of pollution by Manchester Astronomical Society.

American Astronomical Society Committee on Light Pollution, Radio Interference and Space Debris - Includes information on this pioneering committee and what they do. Also includes lists of books, magazine articles and weblinks. Much of the information is out-of-date.

Atlas of World Light Pollution - A comprehensive atlas of satellite images and artificially created maps of different light pollution measurements covering the globe.
Meta Description: [ Scientific data, informations, atlases and other on light pollution,night sky brightness,sky glow, nightime lights,naked eye visible stars,limiting magnitude,night-time stellar visibility,measurements from DMSP satellites, light pollution science and technology institute, Dati scientifici, inform... ]

Back Bay Amateur Astronomers: Astronomy's Greatest Threat - A page by a group of astronomers fighting the problem.

Cherry Springs State Park - Information and links on stargazing in one of the darkest sky sites in Eastern USA

Citizens for Responsible Lighting (CRL) - Information about the international non-profit organization and why they are campaigning for better lighting, a golssary of lighting terms, technical information, links to related publications and standards.

Conference on the Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting - Comprehensive information about a conference on ecological effects which took place in February 2002 including abstracts and references on the topic.

Dark Skies for Northern Ireland - Explains the problem in Northern Ireland with photographs; maps of its extent, and information on its effect on residents and crime. Includes a message board, help on installing friendlier lighting fixtures, links and correspondence on regulation with a local MP.
Meta Description: [ Promoting the proper use of exterior public and private lighting in the British Isles to reduce light pollution ]

Dark Skies for the Adirondacks - Online community of New York anti-light-pollution campaigners with photographs, newsletters, legislation and other local resources.

Dark Skies Locator - Use this site to find a light-pollution-free location. View conditions from various cities around the world.
Meta Description: [ Use this site to find a light pollution free location near you. View conditions from various city around the world. ]

500 Dark Skies Northwest - News, video, slide-shows and images. Includes outdoor lighting codes, mailing list subscriptions, member information and links to further regional information.
Meta Description: [ Dark Skies Northwest ]

Eastern Michigan University (EMU) Astronomy Club: Light Pollution - Essays on the causes and effects of light pollution, as well as information about local regulations to combat the problem.

Edmonton Area Light Pollution Awareness and Abatement - Explanatory information, links, news, photographs, a mailing list, FAQ's and personal stories from this region of Canada.
Meta Description: [ Edmonton Area Light Pollution Awareness & Abatement ]

500 Effective Outdoor Lighting Council of Texas (EOLC) - Latest news on the abatement of light pollution in Texas and how anyone can help.
Meta Description: [ The EOLC is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing education on Texas outdoor light pollution, cost and safety issues, and performing advocacy functions on related legislation. ]

European Southern Observatory (ESO) - Contains technical information on the subject.
Meta Description: [ ESO is the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere. It operates the La Silla Paranal Observatory in Chile and has its headquarters in Garching, near Munich, Germany. ]

Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) - Information on how light pollution affects birds, and what steps must be taken to save the lives of birds by reducing lighting.
Meta Description: [ Bird Collisions, Light Pollution, Bird Migration, FLAP ]

Hawaiian Astronomical Society: Why You Can't See the Stars - Features links and information on light pollution relevant to Hawaii.

500 Huachuca Astronomy Club (HAC) - Includes information on lighting ordinances in Southeast Arizona.

IDA Youth Working Group - Provides information about light pollution for young people.
Meta Description: [ The Official Homepage of the International Dark-Sky Association's Youth Working Group ]

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America - The IESNA is the authority on the lighting industry in the USA, Canada and Mexico and one of the forerunners in the control of this form of pollution. Information available on manufacturers, acceptable designs and lighting codes.
Meta Description: [ IESNA (Illuminating Engineering Society of North America) - The Lighting Authority - Publisher of lighting design and illumination standards and National Electric Code for designers, manufacturers, and illumination professionals. Lighting information, lighting guides, lighting standards, lighting... ]

Indiana Council on Outdoor Lighting Education (ICOLE) - Comprehensive information on the abatement of light pollution in Indiana including general links and resources as well as updates.

Institute of Lighting Engineers (ILE), UK - Forerunner in light pollution control in the UK. Publishes lighting codes and guidance available via the website. Website content is minimal.

International Astronomical Union Working Group on Light Pollution - Explains how the working group is helping to combat the problem at the moment and how anyone can help. Also includes various links and general information.

International Commission on Illumination (CIE) - Technical information and guides to the design of non-polluting lighting. Includes links to similar regional organizations.

Irish Light Pollution Awareness Campaign - Aimed at improving the quality of exterior lighting in Ireland and reducing light pollution.
Meta Description: [ Promoting better lighting in Ireland. ]

404 Light Pollution and Boating Safety - Presentation explaining the problem that unshielded lighting presents to boat crews and how it can cause boating accidents. [Requires Microsoft Powerpoint]

Light Pollution Awareness Group (LPAG), Malta - Explains how light pollution can and is been controlled in Malta. Lots of links. LPAG is a part of The Astronomical Society Of Malta.

Light Pollution Awareness Website - Includes lighting pictures, satellite images, the latest news, lots of links and information about how to shield lighting.

Light Pollution Fact Sheet - A basic fact sheet on light pollution, with terms explained in layman's language. Provided by the Prairie Astronomy Club.
Meta Description: [ The Prairie Astronomy Club, Lincoln, Nebraska USA ]

Light Pollution in Italy - Extensive maps and data charting the extent of light pollution in Italy and the effectiveness of its control using lighting codes.
Meta Description: [ Scientific data, informations, atlases and other on light pollution,night sky brightness,sky glow, nightime lights,naked eye visible stars,limiting magnitude,night-time stellar visibility in Italy,measurements from DMSP satellites,by Pierantonio Cinzano. ]

Light Pollution Information - Learn how glare can affect anyone with this concise information page collated by the Astronomical Society of Greater Hartford. Includes lots of links.
Meta Description: [ Learn about the scourge of the new millennium known as Light Pollution. Light pollution occurs when too much light shines into the sky. Light Trespass occurs when illumination crosses property lines. Make it stop by writing to representatives in Washington requesting an improved quality of lif... ]

404 Light Pollution: Measurements and Means of Intervention - Webpage detailing conclusions of a meeting held in Asiago, Italy on the issue.
Meta Description: [ Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG), a 3.58m optical/infrared telescope located in the Island of San Miguel de La Palma ]

500 Lighting in the Countryside: Towards Good Practice - Comprehensive online UK Government publication outlining the government's policy on the issue. Also a good general introduction to the problem.

Michigan Darksky Association - Explains the problem, and has pictures, news, local legislation and a message board specific to Michigan.

Minnesota Astronomical Society: Light Pollution - A light-pollution map of Minnesota, a news story about local light pollution and information about what can be done locally.

404 New England Light Pollution Advisory Group (NELPAG) - Everything to do with the problem in New England. Lots of links. Includes information on how to subscribe to the NELPAG forum.

New Hampshire Citizens for Responsible Lighting (NHCRL) - Includes local information relevant to New Hampshire and NHCRL newsletters. Minimal web content.

New Jersey Astronomical Association: Light Pollution - A short explanation of the problem.

North Carolina IDA (NCIDA) - Includes images, information and local legislation relevant to North Carolina.

Office for the Protection of the Quality of the Sky of the Institute of Astrophysics of Canarias - Includes pictures and animations, and information on full-cut-off lighting, technical specifications, energy efficiency, and other forms of astronomical pollution. Also includes the laws applicable in the Canary islands.

Outdoor Lighting Resources - good and bad lighting images with explanations, a local survey with results, a local lighting ordinance, and local news articles by an astronomer from Michigan, United States.

404 Outdoor Lighting Resources - Efficient Outdoor Lighting Benefits Us All - Webpage of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection explaining some effects of obtrusive lighting.

Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council (POLC) - Comprehensive information on the latest lighting situation in Pennsylvania with pictures, links, and guidance on how anyone can help. Home of Pennsylvanians for an Outdoor Lighting Control Act (POLCA).

Rose City Astronomers: Oregon Dark Skies - Includes a information about the effects of light pollution and local darksky sites.

Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) Light Pollution Abatement Program (LPAP) - Explains how the problem is and can be tackled in Canada with the LPAP. Contains helpful Canadian information.
Meta Description: [ The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada is dedicated to the advancement of astronomy and allied sciences. Research and observing of planets, stars, stellar phenomena, galaxies, and other celestial bodies and the abatement of light pollution are key activities. The RASC publishes the Observer's h... ]

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Lights Page - RSPB page discussing the detrimental effects on birds.

500 Santa Clara Valley Lighting and the Lick Observatory - Lick Observatory is exploring ways in which the lighting needs of the growing Santa Clara Valley can be met while still preserving Lick's position at the forefront of astronomical research. Also includes relevant links.
Meta Description: [ Lick Observatory is exploring ways in which the lighting needs of the growing Santa Clara Valley can be met while still preserving Lick's position at the forefront of astronomical research. ]

Sensible and Efficient Lighting to Enhance the Night-time Environment (SELENE), New York - SELENE is working to eliminate inappropriate lighting in New York. Extensive website with facts and information about helping to fight for better lighting legislation in the city.
Meta Description: [ SELENE of NY, helping to bring sensible lighting practices to NY State. ]

Sky and Telescope - Saving Dark Skies - Various articles about light pollution including one on the history of the problem, one on rating the darkness of your sky, one on how astronomers can do more to help reduce light pollution and one on good lighting fixtures.
Meta Description: [ Sky & Telescope, the Essential Magazine of Astronomy. News, observing tips, how-to advice, and more! ]

Skyglow across the Great Lakes - Images of sky glow from both sides of Lake Michigan in the USA.

Sydney Outdoor Lighting Improvement Society [SOLIS] - Includes a range of general information about how anyone can improve their lighting as well as information on how the group is combating the problem in Sydney.
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404 Ted's Astropix: Light Pollution Scourge - Personal sermon on light pollution by a Ohio resident with various bits of information on the topic.
Meta Description: [ astropix404.html ]

The Anti-Light Pollution Section of the Astronomical Society of Denmark (AS-ALS) - A webpage explaining the history and objectives of the organisation, and how to become a member.

The Croydon Astronomical Society: Light Pollution - Information about the problem in Croydon.
Meta Description: [ Light Pollution - ]

The Fraser Valley Astronomers' Society - A local astronomy site with comprehensive information about the local darksky park including directions; as well as videos on the problem, and information about its effects on health and astronomy.
Meta Description: [ A Dedicated and Active Astronomy Club, which prides itself on Education, Telescope Making, Mirror Making, and preserving the Night Sky. ]

Understanding, Assessing and Resolving Light-Pollution Problems on Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches - Comprehensive report by the Florida Marine Research Institute into the effects on turtles with relevant lighting specifications to be implemented near nesting sites.
Meta Description: [ Fish and Wildlife Research Institute ]

University Lowbrow Astronomers: Light Pollution Issues - Information and links relevant to South-East Michigan, United States. Covers local regulation.
Meta Description: [ Southeast Michigan Light Pollution Issues - light pollution issues involving the Peach Mountain Observatory located near Dexter Michigan. ]

Utah Skies: Light Pollution - Includes information on good bad light fixtures, hidden costs and health risks with pictures and links.
Meta Description: [ A valuable resource those interested in good quality outdoor lighting and the light pollution that is created when good lighting policies are not implemented and followed. ]

Virginia Outdoor Lighting Taskforce (VOLT) - Promotes the use of safe and efficient outdoor lighting. Comprehensive website with everything there is to know on the problem in Virginia and the latest on VOLT's campaign for better lighting ordinances.
Meta Description: [ The Virginia Outdoor Lighting Taskforce (VOLT) - promotes the use of safe and efficient outdoor lighting ]

404 Where has the night sky gone, and why should we care? - A research paper investigating the development of and possible solutions to light pollution.

Yerkes Observatory and Light Pollution - Information about the fight against light pollution in Yerkes, William's bay. Includes pictures, ordinances, presentations and links.