www.mayodarkskypark.ie

Light Pollution

County Mayo is now home to Ireland’s firstInternationalDarkSkyPark.

Dark Sky Parks are places that preserve theirexceptional starry nights for scientific,educational,culturalandpublicenjoyment.

By protecting dark sky places and producingguidelines to reduce light pollution, we arehelpingecosystems,healthmatters,wildlife,off-season tourism, and reducing our carbonfootprint.

Dark sky places protect our nighttime heritagethrough environmentally responsible outdoorlightingprogrammes.

Formoreinformation:

mayodarksky@gmail.comwww.facebook.com/mayodarkskies

www.twitter.com/mayodarkskies

MayoDarkSkiesisacommunityprojectfundedbyMayoCountyCouncil

LocalAgenda21;

Enjoy the night skies of Mayo

What is Light Pollution?

Theinappropriateorexcessiveuseofartificiallightcanhaveseriousenvironmentalconsequencesforhumans,wildlife,andourclimate.Componentsoflightpollutioninclude:Glare–excessivebrightnessthatcausesvisualdiscomfortSkyglow–brighteningofthenightskyoverinhabitedareasLighttrespass–lightfallingwhereitisnotintendedorneededClutter–bright,confusingandexcessivegroupingsoflightsources

LIGHT POLLUTION AFFECTS FAR MORE THAN ASTRONOMY...

What’s the Bright Idea?

Simple tips to improve your lighting – for you and

for your environment

County Mayo is now home to Ireland’s firstInternationalDarkSkyPark.

Dark Sky Parks are places that preserve theirexceptional starry nights for scientific,educational,culturalandpublicenjoyment.

By protecting dark sky places and producingguidelines to reduce light pollution, we arehelpingecosystems,healthmatters,wildlife,off-season tourism, and reducing our carbonfootprint.

Dark sky places protect our nighttime heritagethrough environmentally responsible outdoorlightingprogrammes.

Formoreinformation:

mayodarksky@gmail.comwww.facebook.com/mayodarkskies

www.twitter.com/mayodarkskies

MayoDarkSkiesisacommunityprojectfundedbyMayoCountyCouncil

LocalAgenda21;

Enjoy the night skies of Mayo

What is Light Pollution?

Theinappropriateorexcessiveuseofartificiallightcanhaveseriousenvironmentalconsequencesforhumans,wildlife,andourclimate.Componentsoflightpollutioninclude:Glare–excessivebrightnessthatcausesvisualdiscomfortSkyglow–brighteningofthenightskyoverinhabitedareasLighttrespass–lightfallingwhereitisnotintendedorneededClutter–bright,confusingandexcessivegroupingsoflightsources

LIGHT POLLUTION AFFECTS FAR MORE THAN ASTRONOMY...

What’s the Bright Idea?

Simple tips to improve your lighting – for you and

for your environment

www.mayodarkskypark.ie

Light Pollution

County Mayo is now home to Ireland’s firstInternationalDarkSkyPark.

Dark Sky Parks are places that preserve theirexceptional starry nights for scientific,educational,culturalandpublicenjoyment.

By protecting dark sky places and producingguidelines to reduce light pollution, we arehelpingecosystems,healthmatters,wildlife,off-season tourism, and reducing our carbonfootprint.

Dark sky places protect our nighttime heritagethrough environmentally responsible outdoorlightingprogrammes.

Formoreinformation:

mayodarksky@gmail.comwww.facebook.com/mayodarkskies

www.twitter.com/mayodarkskies

MayoDarkSkiesisacommunityprojectfundedbyMayoCountyCouncil

LocalAgenda21;

Enjoy the night skies of Mayo

What is Light Pollution?

Theinappropriateorexcessiveuseofartificiallightcanhaveseriousenvironmentalconsequencesforhumans,wildlife,andourclimate.Componentsoflightpollutioninclude:Glare–excessivebrightnessthatcausesvisualdiscomfortSkyglow–brighteningofthenightskyoverinhabitedareasLighttrespass–lightfallingwhereitisnotintendedorneededClutter–bright,confusingandexcessivegroupingsoflightsources

LIGHT POLLUTION AFFECTS FAR MORE THAN ASTRONOMY...

What’s the Bright Idea?

Simple tips to improve your lighting – for you and

for your environment

Asyoucanseefromthepictures,ahomesecuritylightthatisn’tangledcorrectlycanblindyouandcreateshadowsforintruders.Atnight,tryseeingforyourselfwhatyourlightilluminatesandwhatitmasks.

Checkitdoeswhatyouwantittodo.

Follow these simple tips to make your lighting more effective

Bright lights make us feel safer?

Didyouknow...?• Poorlylocatedsecuritylightscouldactually

helptomaskbreak-ins.• Badlyfittedlightingandoverlysensitivesensor

systemscouldbeanuisancetoyourneighbours.

• Overlystronglightscandazzlewitnesses.• Warmtonedlights(LEDslessthan3,000k)are

kindertotheenvironment&oursleeppatterns• Lowwattage,well-directedlightssavemoney

anddoabetterjob.

Siteyourlightcarefully

• Whenalightisinstalled,ensureitshinesonlywhereneededandwhereintrudersmightbeseenbypeoplenearby.

• Anglethelightdownwards,makesureitonlyilluminatesyourpropertyanddoesnottrespasstoyourneighbour.

• Onlyuselightwhenneeded–adjustyourtimertosaveenergyandcutbills.

Look for “Dark Sky Friendly” lighting

• Homesecuritylights-maximum150W(higherpowercreatesmoreglare&darkshadows)

• Ensurefixtureshaveshieldsorhoodssolightdoesnotescapeabovethehorizontal

• LEDLighting–chosewarmcolourtones(nomorethan3000kelvins)

• Porchlighting–usenomorethan9/11W

www.mayodarkskypark.ie

Light Pollution

Asyoucanseefromthepictures,ahomesecuritylightthatisn’tangledcorrectlycanblindyouandcreateshadowsforintruders.Atnight,tryseeingforyourselfwhatyourlightilluminatesandwhatitmasks.

Checkitdoeswhatyouwantittodo.

Follow these simple tips to make your lighting more effective

Bright lights make us feel safer?

Didyouknow...?• Poorlylocatedsecuritylightscouldactually

helptomaskbreak-ins.• Badlyfittedlightingandoverlysensitivesensor

systemscouldbeanuisancetoyourneighbours.

• Overlystronglightscandazzlewitnesses.• Warmtonedlights(LEDslessthan3,000k)are

kindertotheenvironment&oursleeppatterns• Lowwattage,well-directedlightssavemoney

anddoabetterjob.

Siteyourlightcarefully

• Whenalightisinstalled,ensureitshinesonlywhereneededandwhereintrudersmightbeseenbypeoplenearby.

• Anglethelightdownwards,makesureitonlyilluminatesyourpropertyanddoesnottrespasstoyourneighbour.

• Onlyuselightwhenneeded–adjustyourtimertosaveenergyandcutbills.

Look for “Dark Sky Friendly” lighting

• Homesecuritylights-maximum150W(higherpowercreatesmoreglare&darkshadows)

• Ensurefixtureshaveshieldsorhoodssolightdoesnotescapeabovethehorizontal

• LEDLighting–chosewarmcolourtones(nomorethan3000kelvins)

• Porchlighting–usenomorethan9/11W