Mizon Light Pollution

Responses and Remedies
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4471-0669-2
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 219 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Physics and Astronomy (R0)

Light-pollution is the modern scourge of optical astronomy. More and more observing sites are being lost as the glare of city lighting blots out the night sky. Professional astronomical observatories are located far from cities, but amateur astronomers often do not have this luxury.
This book considers the two available strategies open to astronomers - get rid of the light pollution by lobbying Authorities and Standards Organisations, and minimise its effects by using the correct instrumentation. The book contains an extensive detailed catalogue of deep-sky and other objects that - despite what one might believe - can be seen from variously light-polluted sites, for practical observers.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mizon, Bob

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Light Old and New.- 1.1 The Limits of Human Vision.- 1.2 Light Pollution: the Problem Defined.- 1.3 Lights and More Lights.- 1.4 New Lamps for Old.- 2 Piercing the Veil: Techniques and Targets.- 2.1 Techniques.- 2.2 Targets.- 2.3 One Hundred Objects to Look for in Moderately Light-Polluted Skies.- 3 Dark Future?.- 3.1 Light Pollution: Solutions for the Twenty-First Century.- Appendix 1 Information about Organisations Committed to Reducing Light Pollution.- Appendix 4 Extracts from Articles on the Legal Aspect of Light Pollution.- Appendix 5 Some Lighting Myths.- Appendix 6 Advice from IDA and CfDS on Seeking Action on Lighting and the Environment from Local Authorities and Others.- Appendix 7 Governmental Guidelines on Good Lighting Practice: Examples.- Glossary of Terms.