Highlights from this episode:
- Lighting up the Court
- Satellite Imaging
- Tigers
- Bridges
Sponsored by Evluma
https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
Headlines and Sources:
Mark Baker and the Soft Lights Foundation Sue FDA
https://www.softlights.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mark-Baker-vs.-FDA_filed.pdf
Major Variations in Street Light Dimming Functionality
https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/ssl-impacts-010v-led-streetlights_dec2023.pdf
AIR and CAS Partner on Satellite Imaging to Track Light Pollution
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2023.2297013
AIMS Using Satellites to Track Hazards to Marine Life
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-potential-iconic-marine-wildlife.html
New Estimate; Low-Orbit Objects Will Soon Be Responsible for 10% of Sky Glow
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Datawatch/Satellite-glints-grow-in-night-skies
Jeju National University College of Medicine Finds that Bright Light at Night Doubles Risk of Eye Disease
https://www.newsdirectory3.com/bright-lights-at-night-the-double-risk-of-eye-disease/
Diabetic Mice Do Worse Under ALAN
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphot.2024.1323539/abstract
LED Headlights Are Getting Worse
UK Gov to Investigate Headlight Brightness
Excess Lighting Ruins Your Garden
Pench Tiger Reserve is India’s First Dark Sky Park
Lake Placid, NY Forms Dark Sky Committee
https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/49090/20240115/making-skies-darker-in-lake-placid-and-the-adirondack-park
Truckee, CA Works on Dark Sky Initiative
https://www.sierrasun.com/news/dont-be-afraid-of-the-dark-stars-will-light-the-way/
Campbell River, BC Resident Ask for Nuisance Lighting Laws
Brightoners Ask for American Express Community Stadium to Turn down exterior lighting
http://stadiumdb.com/news/2024/01/england_brighton_residents_urge_club_to_turn_off_that_light
Aspen, CO passes Light trespass Ordinance
Samuel De Champlain Bridge in QC adds 5,800 RGB Decorative Lamps without Bothering Wildlife
Kansas City’s Bond Bridge Decorative Lights Are Out Over Maintenance Costs
LDS Motions to Join Heber Valley, UT as Co-Defendant in Zoning Fight
Musta Huone Drops Album in the Theme of Light Pollution