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Light pollution, also known as photopollution or luminous pollution, is excessive or obtrusive artificial light. Pollution is the adding-of/added light itself, in analogy to added sound, carbon dioxide, etc. Adverse consequences are multiple; some of them may be not known yet. Scientific definitions thus include the following:
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International Dark-Sky Association International Dark-Sky Association www.darksky.org - Web |
Links and Web Resources Links and Web Resources darksky.org/links/links.html - Web |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lighting Resear... Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lighting Research Center www.lrc.rpi.edu - Web |
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Campaign for Dark Skies Campaign for Dark Skies www.britastro.org/dark-skies/ - Web |
New England Light Pollution Advisory Group New England Light Pollution Advisory Group nelpag.harvee.org - Web |
SELENE SELENE selene-ny.org - Web |
Citizens for Responsible Lighting Citizens for Responsible Lighting www.crlaction.org - Web |
Virginia Outdoor Lighting Taskforce Virginia Outdoor Lighting Taskforce www.volt.org - Web |
Italian site of Cielobuio-coordination for the pro... Italian site of Cielobuio-coordination for the protection of the night sky www.cielobuio.org - Web |
Spanish Cel Fosc Spanish Cel Fosc www.celfosc.org/indice.html - Web |
Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) www.flap.org - Web |
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Starlight: a common heritage. Starlight: a common heritage. www.starlight2007.net - Web |
Sydney Outdoor Lighting Improvement Society Sydney Outdoor Lighting Improvement Society www.solis.org.au - Web |
Illinois Coalition for Responsible Outdoor Lightin... Illinois Coalition for Responsible Outdoor Lighting www.illinoislighting.org - Web |
Indexed list of peer reviewed light pollution rese... Indexed list of peer reviewed light pollution research papers userpage.fu-berlin.de/~kyba/literature.html - Web |
Need-Less Need-Less www.need-less.org.uk - Web |
"Lighting and Astronomy: Light Pollution" "Lighting and Astronomy: Light Pollution" www.darkskiesawareness.org/.../PTarticle_Lighting&Astronomy.pdf - Web |
Article "What is Light Pollution" Article "What is Light Pollution" www.savethenight.eu/What%20is.html - Web |
"The Disappearance of Darkness" History of Light P... "The Disappearance of Darkness" History of Light Pollution www.everythingintheuniverse.com/node/45 - Web |
Verlust der Nacht - Loss of the Night Verlust der Nacht - Loss of the Night www.verlustdernacht.de/about-us.html - Web |
Technical slide show "Lamp Spectrum and Light Poll... Technical slide show "Lamp Spectrum and Light Pollution: The Other Side of Light Pollution" www.cormusa.org/uploads/Lamp_Spectrum_and_Light_Pollution.pdf - Web |
MAG Dark Skies Outdoor Lighting Codes and Issues MAG Dark Skies Outdoor Lighting Codes and Issues www.mag.maricopa.gov/.../DSSG_2009-04-07_Outdoor-Lighting-Lighting-Codes35271.pdf - Web |
Link to the MAG Lighting Code handbook Link to the MAG Lighting Code handbook www.mag.maricopa.gov/detail.cms?item=9926 - Web |
Mail Tribune Article "Seeing Stars: The fight agai... Mail Tribune Article "Seeing Stars: The fight against light pollution" www.mailtribune.com/.../802080321 - Web |
European Light pollution – technical articles European Light pollution – technical articles www.lightpollution.it/cinzano/en/index.html - Web |
U.S. National Parks technical article "Modeling Li... U.S. National Parks technical article "Modeling Light Pollution from Population Data" www.georgewright.org/184albers.pdf - Web |
Dark Skies Coalition Dark Skies Coalition www.flagstaffdarkskies.org - Web |
Northern Arizona Lighting Ordinances with technica... Northern Arizona Lighting Ordinances with technical lighting Guides "Section 17.0: Purpose and Intent" www.coconino.az.gov/.../Section17.pdf - Web |
The Challenge article "Is Light Pollution Killing ... The Challenge article "Is Light Pollution Killing Our Birds" www.lightpollution.org.uk - Web |
The Discover article relating light pollution to i... The Discover article relating light pollution to insects, birds, and breast cancer www.discover.com/issues/jul-03/features/featlights/ - Web |
Ecology of the night symposium Ecology of the night symposium www.muskokaheritage.org/ecology-night/index.asp - Web |
"Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Light... "Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting" www.urbanwildlands.org/conference.html - Web |
Light pollution and the protection of the night en... Light pollution and the protection of the night environment www.inquinamentoluminoso.it/istil/venice/index.html - Web |
Sherbrooke College Light pollution research activi... Sherbrooke College Light pollution research activities cegepsherbrooke.qc.ca/~aubema/index.php/Prof/Recherches - Web |
Examples of the good, bad and ugly lighting Examples of the good, bad and ugly lighting www.fraserf.id.au/astronomy/martin-lewicki/lpgallry.htm - Web |
"Blinded by the Light?", CfDS 2009, Various author... "Blinded by the Light?", CfDS 2009, Various authors discussing the "hidden" environmental harm, the human health harm, the money waste, lighting failing to prevent crime and even astronomy. www.britastro.org/dark-skies/handbook.html - Web |
Outdoor Lighting: Visual Efficacy – Recommendation... Outdoor Lighting: Visual Efficacy – Recommendations on how to design energy-efficient outdoor lighting while reducing light pollution. www.lrc.rpi.edu/.../AR-VisualEfficacy-Jan2009.pdf - Web |
Dark Skies Awareness Dark Skies Awareness www.darkskiesawareness.org - Web |
Computer Modelling using Walker's Law Computer Modelling using Walker's Law www.cool.id.au/.../Germany_2010_Walkers_Law_Model.jpg - Web |
BAA CfDS Yahoo discussion group BAA CfDS Yahoo discussion group tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cfds/ - Web |
Dark Sky Importance gallery Dark Sky Importance gallery www.twanight.org/.../gallery.asp?Gallery=Dark%20Skies%20Importance&page=1 - Web |
Turn Out the Lights! Turn Out the Lights! harcourtscience.com/newsbreak/night_sky.html - Web |
Sample Lighting Ordinance Sample Lighting Ordinance en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Lighting_ordinance - Web |
The City Dark The City Dark www.thecitydark.com - Web |