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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:
[email protected]/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:
[email protected]/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:
[email protected]/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
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