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This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Kevin Beare, whom you may know better as CapeMayAstro, Michael Rymer from Dark Sky makes a return visit, and the always insightful, Frank Turina of the Night Sky Resource Center joins us once again!
Beaker Street Science Photography Prize, Beaker Street Science Festival.
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Lights Out Greenwich! New Town Lighting Regulations Target Light Pollution, Greenwich Free Press.
‘Clear message’ from community on dark skies, Sunshine Coast Council.
Service proposes to list the Bethany Beach firefly as threatened, Jalyn Williams, US Fish & Wildlife Service.
Foxfire Brings Magical Light to the Dark Forest, Leigh Ann Henion, Atlas Obscura.Support the show
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SpaceX launches 5 giant BlueBird smartphone satellites for AST SpaceMobile, lands rocket, Avery Truman, Space.com.
This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Kevin Beare, whom you may know better as CapeMayAstro, Michael Rymer from Dark Sky makes a return visit, and the always insightful, Frank Turina of the Night Sky Resource Center joins us once again!
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An Innovative New Approach to Light Pollution Measurement by Drone, Drone.
Hit the lights: Mets outfit Citi Field for electric light shows, Associated Press.
Power Outages in the Southeast US Following Helene, NOAA.
Hit the lights: Mets outfit Citi Field for electric light shows, Associated Press.Support the show
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A lot to discuss this month! Host Bill McGeeney is joined by an expert panel featuring the astronomer and artist, Dr. Tyler Nordgren, photographer and Youtuber, Nico Carver, and, thought leader and CEO of Visibility Innovations, Nancy Clanton.
Rehabilitation outcomes of bird-building collision victims in the Northeastern United States, PLOS ONE.
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The effects of artificial light at night on spider brains, Biology Letters.
In Iceland, humans throwing baby puffins is a good thing, Alisha McDarris, Popular Science
Piraeus Tower is a Greek high-rise icon revived through sustainable strategies, Ellie Stathaki, Wallpaper*
Outdoor nighttime light exposure (light pollution) is associated with Alzheimer’s disease, Frontiers in Neuroscience.Support the show
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A lot to discuss this month! Host Bill McGeeney is joined by an expert panel featuring the astronomer and artist, Dr. Tyler Nordgren, photographer and Youtuber, Nico Carver, and, thought leader and CEO of Visibility Innovations, Nancy Clanton.
Teen Captures Jaw-Dropping Photo of North America Nebula From His Backyard, Lydia Patrick, Newsweek
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Turning down streetlights at night shown to reduce light pollution and carbon emissions, Victor Petrovic, ABC News (AU)
Proposed LED streetlights are too bright, Ann Arbor dark sky proponents argue, Ryan Stanton, Mlive.
Researchers want to build 'streetlights' on the moon — and they'd be taller than the Statue of Liberty, Brandon Specktor, Live Science.
Perseid meteor shower seen raining over Stonehenge in stunning photo, Li Cohen, CBS NewsSupport the show
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A lot to discuss this month! Host Bill McGeeney is joined by an expert panel featuring the equitable conservationist, Shelana deSilva, lawyer and satellite researcher, Yana Yakushina, and, consultant, John Barentine.
It’s always sunny in space: Michigan startup hopes to beam solar power to Earth, Lucas Smoicic Larson, MLive.
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Spatiotemporal Analysis of Nighttime Crimes in Vienna, Austria, ISPRS Int J. Geo-Inf.
Artificial Light at Night Increases Growth and Impairs Reproductive Success in Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) in a Duration Dose-Dependent Manner, Birds.
The Dark Side Of Reflecting Sunlight To Solar Farms At Night, Jennifer Sensiba, Clean Technica.
How legendary dark-sky advocate David Crawford sparked the fight against light pollution, Mark Zastrow, Astronomy Magazine.Support the show
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A lot to discuss this month! Host Bill McGeeney is joined by an expert panel featuring the equitable conservationist, Shelana deSilva, lawyer and satellite researcher, Yana Yakushina, and, consultant, John Barentine.
Environmental impact (light pollution and energy wastage) of artificial grow lighting to replenish grass pitches in sports stadiums, World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews.
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Court Upholds FCC Approval of Starlink’s LEO Launch License, Ted Hearn, Broadband Breakfast.
Elaborate light show projected from Eiffel Tower, NBC News.
Hickenlooper, Crapo Introduce Bill to Preserve Night Sky from Interference, Aid Research, US Senator Hickenlooper for Colorado.
Coloring Pages for Summer Travel, Natasha Chortos, Dark Sky International.Support the show
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Host Bill McGeeney is joined by Betty Buckley who made this great film, the Stars at Night and by Leo Smith, who is now starting up a new Coalition to Reduce Light Pollution!
'Security' lights intrude on dark skies, Trisha Hussey, Santa Fe New Mexican.
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Feelings of safety for visitors recreating outdoors at night in different artificial lighting conditions, Journal of Environmental Psychology.
Personal light exposure patterns and incidence of type 2 diabetes: analysis of 13 million hours of light sensor data and 670,000 person-years of prospective observation, The Lancet Regional Health Europe.
Bring Back the Light: The mission to save the fireflies in Bali, Obamate Briggs, NewScientist.
Dutch astrocartographer Wil Tirion will be remembered as the creator of the most beautiful star maps and atlases of our time, Govert Shilling, Sky and Telescope.Support the show
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Host Bill McGeeney is joined by Betty Buckley who made this great film, the Stars at Night and by Leo Smith, who is now starting up a new Coalition to Reduce Light Pollution!
Will a former landfill become PA's next stargazing mecca?, Tanisha Thomas, Spotlight PA.
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Astronomy tourism business ready to fight Hydrostor's billion-dollar Broken Hill renewable energy project, Grace Atta, Oliver Brown and Andrew Schmidt, Australian Broadcasting Network.
Where can I place outdoor lights? The laws you need to know to avoid 'light trespass', Alex David, Homes and Gardens.
Important garden light rules that should not be ignored but are often overlooked, Jayne Thomson, Birmingham Live.
Palm Beach Headland Has Been Officially Named Australia's First Urban Dark Sky Place, Maxim Boon, Concrete Playground.Support the show
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How can one county lead the charge against light pollution while balancing development and environmental preservation? Second District New Castle County, Delaware Councilmember Dee Durham joins host Bill McGeeney to discuss the successful passage of Lighting Ordinance 23-122, aimed at reducing light pollution through smart lighting regulations.
Councilmember Durham explains the regulations on specific lighting types such as spotlights and floodlights, and the importance of shielding to reduce glare and enhance energy efficiency. We'll highlight the challenges of implementing Ordinance 23-122 and how the county plans to enforce this ordinance.Support the show
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Host Bill McGeeney is joined by Ken Walczak of Dark Sky International, Lya Osborn of Light Justice, and the award winning landscape astrophotographer, Josh Dury.
Let there be Skyglow—light pollution from a large outdoor music festival (Lollapalooza Berlin 2016), Scientific Reports.Artificial Light at Night: State of the Science 2024, Drew Reagan, Dark Sky International.Saudi Arabia to build world's largest dark sky reserve for stargazing, The News.Astronomers versus activists: the battle over San Diego’s streetlights, Robert P Crease, Physics World.‘Cosmic Baseball’ to illuminate the game like never before, Jason Foster, MLB.com.
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Host Bill McGeeney is joined by Ken Walczak of Dark Sky International, Lya Osborn of Light Justice, and the award winning landscape astrophotographer, Josh Dury.
Florida won't light bridges in rainbow colors. So Jacksonville's LGBTQ community did., David Bauerlein, Jacksonville Florida Times-Union. Giant, mysterious laser beam appears over San Francisco, Ariana Bindman, SFGate. Scientists Say Light Pollution Could Interfere with Coral Spawning, TaiwanPlus News. Diurnal predators in dim light: the ability of mantids to prey for supper, Environmental Entomology. A LIGHT FOR TOMORROW, Chris Herring, Portland Winter Light Festival.
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Host Bill McGeeney is joined by David Smith of Buglife, lawyer and policy researcher, Yana Yakushina, and Dark Skies Officer for Cumbria, Jack Ellerby.
Why some animals become agitated during solar eclipse, Basel Hindeleh, ABC News. Global study finds there really are more insects out after dark, Mark Wong and Raphael Didham, Phys.org. MHM WANTS TO FIGHT LIGHT POLLUTION, Emmanual Delacour, Est Media Montreal.Episode #7: Dark Sky Tourism, Avery Morgan, Andrew Galster, and Greg Egbert, The Reflection. Jasper’s dark sky tourism could help combat light pollution: researchers, Local Journalism Initiative.Mirrors in space could boost solar power production on Earth. Here's how.,Tereza Pultarova, Space.com.
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Host Bill McGeeney is joined by Shane Ludtke of the Actual Astronomy Podcast, Jeff Buler of the Aeroecology Lab at the University of Delaware, and Matthias Schmitt of Cedar Breaks National Monument.
City moths may have evolved smaller wings due to light pollution, James Dinnean, NewScientist. Artificial light at night (ALAN) pollution alters bat lunar chronobiology: insights from broad-scale long-term acoustic monitoring, Ecological Processes.In the Spotlight: Bat Activity Shifts in Response to Intense Lighting of a Large Railway Construction Site, Sustainability.Dark Sky Month declared in Utah as state aims to foster ‘astrotourism’, Jonathon Sharp, ABC4. Wind farm radar system reduces nighttime light pollution in Iowa, YYC Team, Yale Climate Connections. Light Pollution and Oxidative Stress: Effects on Retina and Human Health, Environmental Pollution and Oxidative Stress. More exposure to artificial, bright, outdoor nighttime light linked to higher stroke risk, American Heart Association.
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Host Bill McGeeney is joined by Isa Mohammed of the Caribbean Institute of Astronomy, Frank Turina of the Night Sky Resource Center, and the Director of Dark Sky International's Engagement, Bettymaya Foott.
Blue lights for Benny: Delco lights up to honor 2-year-old who unexpectedly died, Leland Pinder and Katherine Scott, 6ABC. Some Entergy customers could see increase in bills because of new bulbs used in street lights, WAFB9. LED Color Temperature Selection Process, the City of Grand Rapids.Architectural Review Board Staff Report, City of Palo Alto. A night in England’s darkest village, Helen Pickles, The Telegraph. UWS State Senator Renames Bird-Safety Bill FLACO Act: ‘Feathered Lives Also Count’, Gus Saltonstall, West Side Rag. MEANS AND WATERWAYS: LIGHTING A FERRY TERMINAL, Randall Whitehead, Furniture, Lighting & Décor.
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Host Bill McGeeney is joined by storyteller Mary Stewart Adams, author of the new book - All Along the Night, Dani Robertson, and dark sky consultant, John Barentine.
Why flying insects gather at artificial light, Nature.Artificial light at night reduces earthworm activity but increases growth of invasive ragweed, BMC Ecology and Evolution.Artificial light at night affects the timing of roosting by Chimney Swifts, International Journal of Avian Science.David Duchovny tries to avoid 'electric light', BANG Showbiz.The majority of streets turned off at night in Bordeaux: what results after a year?, Jean Cittone, Le Figaro.Dark Skies: Watch as Powys lights go off for dark sky, BBC.Nocturnal Seafaring: the Reduction of Visibility at Night and its Impact on Ancient Mediterranean Seafaring. A Study Based on 8–4th Centuries BC Evidence, Journal of Maritime Archaeology.Orion and the Dark, Netflix.
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Please be sure to check out Dani Robertson's Book: All Through the Night.
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'Why It's So Bright at Night' is a periodic episode of Light Pollution News, where host Bill McGeeney sits down and chats to understand the positions of people who advocate for light. The show's intent is to spur conversation and understanding, helping all of us work together to a common unified goal of a better tomorrow for people, plants and animals.
This episode, mentioned in the Feb 2024: A Space for Celebration episode, Jennifer Huygen started a petition in Stevenage, England to add lighting to a park. We explore why the lighting is needed, what types of lighting would be deemed acceptable, and seek to understand the cultural issues that are driving the need behind the lights.Support the show
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Host Bill McGeeney is joined by freelance writer, Lauren Collee, astronomer, Tim Brothers, and film maker, Tara Roberts Zabriski.
It’s autumn everywhere except under this streetlight, Be Smart.The Small Town That Turned Christmas Lights Into an Economic Miracle, Ruth Simon and Dave Cole, The Wall Street Journal.City of Davis looking for better ideas to light up streets, James Yalor, CBS News Sacramento. Streetlight Color Temperatures our Community Cares About, City of Boulder.Power outage and environmental justice in Winter Storm Uri: an analytical workflow based on nighttime light remote sensing, International Journal of Digital Earth.An inventory of human light exposure behaviour, Scientific Reports.In rural California, bright Santa Tracker spotlight divides a community, Clare Fonstein, San Francisco Chronicle. Maine’s Penobscot Watershed Is Too Important to Allow Mining, Linda Coutant, National Parks Conservation Association.Influence of COVID-19 on night-time lights in Czechia, Journal of Maps.
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Host Bill McGeeney is joined by AstroBackyard's Ashley Northcotte, lighting designer and founder of Dark Source, Kerem Asfuroglu, and educator and advocate, Diane Turnshek.
God’s Promises Are Clearest When We Turn Out the Lights, Cort Gatliff, Christianity Today. Stays in Vegas: London mayor rejects plan for Stratford Sphere venue, Robert Booth, The Guardian. Heber Valley Utah Temple approved. See why the church agreed to dim the lighting, Tad Walch, Dessert News. Trains, stargazing put Ely on the map. Critics fear clean energy project could undo that., Wyaat Myskow, The Nevada Independent. Energy efficiency indicators in road lighting: critical evaluation in a case study, Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences. Shining a light on duckweed: exploring the effects of artificial light at night (ALAN) on growth and pigmentation, Plant Biology. Giant lasers to light up San Francisco for APEC, Amy Larson, KRON 4. Why can’t I wish upon a star in Boston?, Meg Richards, Berkeley Beacon.
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Last Episode of 2023! Host Bill McGeeney is joined by 2023 Dark Sky Int'l Rising Star Award Recipient, Bonnie Peng, photographer of the new book, Spirits Dancing, Travis Novitsky, and Dark Skies Initiative Coordinator for the McDonald Observatory, Stephen Hummel.
F1 bans three key colours from Sphere during Vegas GP action, Adam Cooper, Autosport. Artificial light at night: a global disruptor of the night-time environment, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. Nighttime drone shows gaining more popularity, WVLT News. 5 Things You Can Do to Reduce Light Pollution, Madeleine Burry, AAA.SIU student’s campaign illuminates light pollution and its impact on wildlife, Carly Gist, Daily Egyptian.DARK SKIES: Students invited to count stars to pinpoint areas of light pollution in southwestern N.S., Tina Comeau, Saltwire. Low-cost air, noise, and light pollution measuring station with wireless communication and tinyML, Hardware X. Livin’ the Dream: Stars in a dark night sky, Mountain Times.
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This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Ben Chappell, of the Narrowband Channel, Matthias Schmitt, Cedar Breaks National Monument Night Sky Program Manager, and environmental educator / blogger, Frank Turina.
While Las Vegas inaugurates its Sphere, London residents push back on plans for replica venue, Duarte Dias, CBS News.L.A. planning commission backs plan for 80 digital billboards on Metro sites, David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times.Astronomers sound alarm over light pollution from huge new satellite, Nicola Davis, The Guardian.Little-known medical condition that only reveals itself at night could affect millions, Antony Thrower, The Mirror.Pennsylvania Knights Build Observatory at VA Hospital, Knights of Columbus Supreme Council. Birders’ Joy Turns to Shock as Massive Migratory Wave Leads to Mass Mortality Due to Collisions With Chicago Buildings, Patty Wetli, WTTW.NEXT BIG STEPS FOR LIGHTS OUT LEGISLATION IN NEW YORK CITY, Suzanne Charle, NYC Audubon.
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