Visit these sites to learn more about light pollution, the problems it causes, and solutions to this unwanted byproduct of our modern 24-by-7 lifestyle.
National Web Sites
Local Web Sites
* SCDVA Southern California Desert Video Astronomers
Lighting Basics: why we need a "dark sky", and three steps to light the way.
Working Together: lighting compliance, problem lights, and enforcement.
Night Sky Ordinances: Yucca Valley, Twentynine Palms, County areas.
The Need for a Night Sky, by Pat Flanagan, Aug-Sept edition of The Sun Runner magazine.
Health Articles
Starry Night Lights - Light Pollution And Your Health
Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) - Missing the Dark: Health Effects of Light Pollution:
Environmental Law and Litigation - Light pollution and human health:
General Informational web sites and articles
* Light Pollution and its Ecological Effects.
* Dark Sky Society
* Consumers Guide to Home Energy Savings
National Web Sites
- International Dark-Sky Association Worldwide group of lighting reform advocates.
- IDA - Safety and Health booklet see page 6 for “neighbor letter”
Local Web Sites
* SCDVA Southern California Desert Video Astronomers
Lighting Basics: why we need a "dark sky", and three steps to light the way.
Working Together: lighting compliance, problem lights, and enforcement.
Night Sky Ordinances: Yucca Valley, Twentynine Palms, County areas.
The Need for a Night Sky, by Pat Flanagan, Aug-Sept edition of The Sun Runner magazine.
- Sky's the Limit: the Morongo Basin's own observatory.
- Andromeda Society: local amateur astronomers
Health Articles
Starry Night Lights - Light Pollution And Your Health
Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) - Missing the Dark: Health Effects of Light Pollution:
Environmental Law and Litigation - Light pollution and human health:
General Informational web sites and articles
* Light Pollution and its Ecological Effects.
* Dark Sky Society
* Consumers Guide to Home Energy Savings
- SELENE
NYS-based group and IDA affiliate - http://www.selene-ny.org/homeowner_tips.html See light cost calculator
- Sierra Club: Long Island Group defines light pollution
Using pictures and text, the Long Island chapter of the Sierra Club tells the light pollution story: what it is and how you can help eliminate it.
- What are Natural Lightscapes? National Park Service
From the National Park Service: What are Natural Lightscapes? A "Natural Lightscape" is a place or environment characterized by the natural rhythm of the sun and moon cycles, clean air, and of dark nights unperturbed by artificial light. Natural lightscapes, including dark night skies, are not only a resource unto themselves, but are an integral component of countless park experiences. - Consumer Guide to Night Sky Friendly Lighting
A well-written guide to good lighting from the folks at the New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance. (PDF file)
- Does Lighting Harm Trees?
A guide from Purdue University to the effects of artificial nighttime lighting on trees of various species.
- Amagansett Dark Sky Clock
See whether tonight will be cloud free and right for astronomical observing at the Amagansett observing location on Long Island.
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