Darkness News
Qualicum Beach, BC Gets Dimmer, Warmer LEDs After Locals Complain
October 26, 2023 - Nanaimo Bulletin
Since 2021, 124 complaints about brightness and lightspill were filed with both town council and the local utility. The new […]
Read MoreNew Tech Helps Astrophotographers Beat ALAN
October 25, 2023 - Space
StealthTransit’s new device combines GPS, a speciality shutter, and a lighting flicker timer than allows the telescope to only take […]
Read MoreChile Issues a New Lighting Standard
October 24, 2023 - ESO
The Chilean Ministry of the Environment has established new lighting regulations. Publicly-owned lighting will limit blue spectra, while sports and […]
Read MoreALAN is Shrinking North American Bat Habitats
October 23, 2023 - Biology
A pre-print study from the Great Hollow Nature Preserve & Ecological Research Center that both big and little brown bat […]
Read MoreNottinghamshire County, UK Cuts Lighting; Sees No Downsides
October 20, 2023 - Nottingham Post
New LED lamps don’t spread as far as previous light sources, and some residents have complained about perceived levels of […]
Read More248 Scientists Form Consensus on Need for Human-Centric Light
October 19, 2023 - Frontiers in Photonics
After careful review of 2,697 studies, the body of scientists and researchers have reached a consensus on 25 statements on […]
Read MoreDay and Night Light Exposure are Associated with Psychiatric Disorders
October 18, 2023 - Nature Mental Health
A study of nearly 87,000 adults’ sleep and exercise habits and found that greater night-time light exposure was associated with […]
Read MoreFrance to Fine Stores for Leaving the Lights On Too Late
October 17, 2023 - Financial Post
As part of preparation for winter energy price increases the French government will begin levying fines of as much as […]
Read MoreOne Chicago Building Accounts for 1000 Bird Strikes in One Night
October 16, 2023 - Dispatch
On October 5th, workers from the Field Museum found the corpses of nearly one thousand migratory birds near the McCormick […]
Read MoreUnhealthy Noise and Light Levels Found in Pediatric Wards
October 13, 2023 - Journal of Hospital Medicine
During a six month observation period the research team observed that children spent 62% of the 24-h cycle in nonoptimal […]
Read MoreBlueWalker 3 Satellites Are the Among the Brightest Things in the Sky
October 12, 2023 - Space
The prototype 5G satellite is 689 square feet once deployed, and registers at a brightness magnitude of .4, roughly the […]
Read MoreDarkSky Certifies Mexico’s First Urban Night Sky Place
October 11, 2023 - LighTED Magazine
Parque Ecológico Joya-La Barreta recreational park near Querétaro, México has been recognized by DarkSky after working with the state government […]
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