The BBC reports that "Researchers believe they have come up with a new type of LED-powered streetlamp that could radically reduce light pollution." Potentially this work will allow streetlights to…
Albert WhiteApril 26, 2013
"Leicestershire County Council has saved more than £500,000 in less than three years, simply by switching off or dimming street lights." according to an article in This is Leicestershire. (more…)
Albert WhiteJanuary 10, 2013
There is a great article in todays Irish Times about light pollution. ASTRONOMY IS A FOUNDATION of science. The desire to understand the skies was common to every ancient civilisation,…
Albert WhiteSeptember 20, 2012
The development of street lamps based on solid-state lighting technology is likely to introduce a major change in the colour of urban skyglow (one form of light pollution). We demonstrate…
Albert WhiteAugust 3, 2012
Is darkness becoming extinct? When filmmaker Ian Cheney moves from rural Maine to New York City and discovers streets awash in light and skies devoid of stars, he embarks on…
Albert WhiteJuly 9, 2012
The Dark Sky Programme of the POLARIS - OPP Association and the Astronomical Institute of the Wroclaw University, would like to invite to the 12th European Symposium for the Protection of…
Albert WhiteJune 24, 2012
Over the past while I’ve noticed that some confusion has arisen about the distinctions between Dark Sky Parks and Dark Sky Reserves. In preparation for an upcoming meeting I drew up the following…
Albert WhiteJune 24, 2012
Approximately 80% of County Council owned street lights will switch to a part night basis. This will mean approximately 39,000 street lights will switch off between the hours of midnight…
Albert WhiteJune 24, 2012
Medical Daily is reporting that light at night may be linked to Cancer. Shift work ranked just below asbestos in the list of agents associated with work-related cancer deaths in the…
Albert WhiteJune 24, 2012
The folks at http://mydarksky.com/ have put together a great website for recording your SQM measurements.
Albert WhiteJune 23, 2012
This content comes from the 9th European Symposium for the Protection of the Night Sky Steven Lockley (Harvard Medical School) Humans, like many other species, have evolved in the presence…
Albert WhiteJune 24, 2010
From the BBC: Most people feel their view of the night sky is spoiled by artificial light, a survey suggests. The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) is calling for…
Albert WhiteMay 20, 2010
This content comes from the 9th European Symposium for the Protection of the Night Sky Shedding Light on Bat Behaviour—How Street Lights Disturb Commuting Bats Emma Stone, S. Harris and…
Albert WhiteApril 30, 2010
IDA Update in Europe Friedel Pas (International Dark-Sky Association) The IDA faces a lot of challenges in Europe. The Energy-Using Products (EuP) directive is in progress and the European Standard…
Albert WhiteJanuary 24, 2010
