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Orion · 04-30-2008, 01:13 PM

Excellent points SSKR and FLL! I've learned from personal experience how bad the night skies can ruined by thoughtless lighting. The town I live in in winter is now so bright we only see a few stars and I don't need nightlights in the house due to outside skylight.....and I live in the suburbs! All that is needed is some care in the lighting design to avoid upward-reflecting light. Good info on this topic is here:

http://www.darkskyinitiative.org/

We've still got somewhat good night skies at the lake, but I see some areas fading fast.

04-30-2008, 01:13 PM	#59
Orion Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Cow Island Posts: 914 Thanks: 602 Thanked 193 Times in 91 Posts	Lighting is important! Excellent points SSKR and FLL! I've learned from personal experience how bad the night skies can ruined by thoughtless lighting. The town I live in in winter is now so bright we only see a few stars and I don't need nightlights in the house due to outside skylight.....and I live in the suburbs! All that is needed is some care in the lighting design to avoid upward-reflecting light. Good info on this topic is here: http://www.darkskyinitiative.org/ We've still got somewhat good night skies at the lake, but I see some areas fading fast.