Highlights from this episode:
- Orbital Debris
- TV Before Bed
- Hurricane Recovery
- Local Debates
Sponsored by Evluma
https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
Headlines and Sources:
FCC Side with SpaceX over DSI in Light Pollution Complaint
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-court-rejects-challenges-fcc-approval-spacex-satellites-2024-07-12/
Former SpaceX Staffer Plans Reflector Satellite Service for Solar Farms
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/reflect-orbital-space-solar-power/
Stanford U Commercializes Night Solar Panels
IAU General Assembly Session on Satellite Pollution
https://cps.iau.org/meetings/iauga24cps/
New Zealand Starlight Conference
https://starlightconference.org.nz/
New Dye for Blue-Reducing Lenses Patented
LG Displays OLEDs Are Sleep Friendly
https://www.ledinside.com/news/2024/7/2024_07_23_01
Body Temp Linked with Circadian Rhythm
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-67297-y#Sec2
New Interdisciplinary Recommendations for Insect Impacts
Circadian Rhythms Linked with Receptor Densities
https://source.wustl.edu/2024/07/daily-rhythms-depend-on-receptor-density-in-biological-clock/
Circadian Dysregulation Linked with Alzheimer’s
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/articles/10.3389/fphot.2024.1389683/full
RAC Seeks to Secure Funds for Glare Study
Vegas Passes Lighting Ordinance Ahead of LDS Temple Project
Shield Ranch Barton Creek, TX is an Urban Night Sky Place
https://darksky.org/news/shield-ranch-barton-creek-named-the-first-urban-night-sky-place-in-texas/
Twentynine Palms, CA Debates Light Trespass Regs
https://z1077fm.com/twentynine-palms-planning-commission-to-discuss-lighting-this-week/
Catlins, NZ to Pursue DSI Recognition
https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/07/18/could-this-be-new-zealands-next-dark-sky-reserve/
Taos, NM Updates Lighting Ordinance
DS Oregon Pushes Back On Light in the Columbia River Gorge
Lincolnwood, IL Bans “Garish” Lights from Business
Hurricane Recovery Grants Pay for Turtle-Safe Lighting in FL
https://inside.lighting/news/24-07/visionaire-cree-hapco-cash-77-million-florida-grant-sea-turtles
Ann Arbor, MI Debates Street Light Brightness
Swanage, Dorset, UK to Switch to Dimmer Street Lights
https://us14.admin.mailchimp.com/reports/clickmap?id=8829524
Melbourne, Australia to Switch of Digital Billboard Late at Night
Groveland, FL Adopts Dark Sky Ordinance
Guelph, ON Approves Light Pollution Bylaw
https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/guelph-is-getting-a-light-pollution-bylaw-9250664
Anna Maria Island, FL Sets Record For Sea Turtle Nests
https://www.yahoo.com/news/record-sea-turtle-nests-continue-080432203.html
Truckee, CA Holds Night Photo Contest
https://www.yahoo.com/news/record-sea-turtle-nests-continue-080432203.html
DSI Releases Coloring Pages
https://darksky.org/news/coloring-pages-for-summer-travel/
Traverse City, MI School Will Pay $100 in Fines to Keep Lighting, Insists It’s for Safety