One persuasive angle might be focusing on the profound waste of valuable energy every night, blasting billions of watts of energy up and away into the night sky, where it benefits nothing and no

 On a more positive note, there are some good initiatives around the globe from simple people asking mayors of their locality to promote dark skies special events in which they shutdown (almost)

I am lucky in that our beach house is located close enough to the ocean that if you look towards England there’s not a whole lot of light pollution in that direction. Bortle 4. If you turn around

Of all the things that can be advocated, the one with the highest probability of success would be to try to encourage communities to use shielded light fixtures. This might not reverse the damage that

Thanks, Howard. Several have made this suggestion, and I’m going to implement it as well as bring the camera and the external CPO4 control box indoors when indicated. —howard

Very Pretty! When you get the Franken-baby set up outside, be sure to set up a way to mitigate moisture under the Telegizmos. Some environments can lead to excessive moisture from dew being unable

One useful tool in combating light pollution is the concept of light trespass. The county I live in has a requirement that all lights be shielded to prevent intrusion beyond the property line. Why

On Tue, Jun 14, 2022 at 10:16 AM, Thomas Swann wrote: Species: Astronomer Status: Endangered We just need to declare that we are fish. (Just google "California court rules a bumble bee is a

Species: Astronomer Status: Endangered On 6/14/2022 1:35 PM, Emilio J. Robau, P.E. wrote:

We need a listed species besides the sea turtle that does not like light. If we could find one, the that would turn the tide.

On Tue, Jun 14, 2022 at 07:17 AM, Jim H wrote: Here are a few thoughts on how to help reduce lighting.The problem (or maybe I should say my frustration with) many of these is that they rely on

Yes, I can echo Brian, I have connected this way, so it does work. Todd

Here are a few thoughts on how to help reduce lighting. Lights Out (audubon.org) International Dark Sky Association - International Dark-Sky Association Anyone know of others? Thanks Jim

I have to laugh, but you're absolutely right. Nobody is out these days for an evening stroll. We used to walk at night in our neighborhood which has no street lights. It was easy to see where we were

It's really disheartening. I clearly remember climbing on my parent's roof in west Denver in the late 60s to take " star pictures" with my Brownie reflex camera. I took most of them in the winter

In the early 1960s I remember being frustrated as kid trying to find the constellations in the South Florida skies… TOO MANY STARS! The Milky Way was an amazing “blanket of light”. Here in St

I live on the coast half way between LA and the Bay area. The sky is fairly dark particularly out toward the ocean. We are blessed with a perpetual water shortage that has stopped all new development.

When we moved to New Mexico five years ago the retirement community we built in was surrounded by high desert…we got some sky glow from Albuquerque 20 miles to the northeast but with the dry air and

I feel fortunate that I am able to pack all of my gear out to a Bortle 3 site that is only a 2 hour [70 mile] drive from my home. A trip out to a Bortle 2 site takes a little longer - about 4 hours.

Very sad indeed. My neighborhood in Montana is a standard type of suburban neighborhood. It is located in Big Sky. There are 65 lots all within view of each other and the sizes range from 0.4 to