Jan 2024: Walking in a Freakily Large Planetarium.
01/03/24 • 116 min
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.
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Bill's Picks:
- 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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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.
See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend!
Bill's Picks:
- 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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A hearty thank you to all of our paid supporters out there. You make this show possible.
For only the cost of one coffee each month you can help us to continue to grow. That’s $3 a month. If you like what we’re doing, if you think this adds value in any way, why not say thank you by becoming a supporter!
Why Support Light Pollution News?
- Receive quarterly invite to join as live audience member for recordings with special Q&A session post recording with guests.
- Receive all of the news for that month via a special Supporter monthly mailer.
- Satisfaction that your support helps further critical discourse on this topic.
About Light Pollution News:
The path to sustainable starry night solutions begin with you.
Light Pollution, once thought to be solely detrimental to astronomers, has proven to be an impactful issue across many disciplines of society including ecology, crime, technology, health, and much more!
But not all is lost! There are simple solutions that provide for big impacts. Each month, Bill McGeeney, is joined by upwards of three guests to help you grow your awareness and understanding of both the challenges and the road to recovering our disappearing nighttime ecosystem.
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Bill's Picks:
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- City of Davis looking for better ideas to light up streets, James Yalor, CBS News Sacramento.
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- Influence of COVID-19 on night-time lights in Czechia, Journal of Maps.
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A hearty thank you to all of our paid supporters out there. You make this show possible.
For only the cost of one coffee each month you can help us to continue to grow. That’s $3 a month. If you like what we’re doing, if you think this adds value in any way, why not say thank you by becoming a supporter!
Why Support Light Pollution News?
- Receive quarterly invite to join as live audience member for recordings with special Q&A session post recording with guests.
- Receive all of the news for that month via a special Supporter monthly mailer.
- Satisfaction that your support helps further critical discourse on this topic.
About Light Pollution News:
The path to sustainable starry night solutions begin with you.
Light Pollution, once thought to be solely detrimental to astronomers, has proven to be an impactful issue across many disciplines of society including ecology, crime, technology, health, and much more!
But not all is lost! There are simple solutions that provide for big impacts. Each month, Bill McGeeney, is joined by upwards of three guests to help you grow your awareness and understanding of both the challenges and the road to recovering our disappearing nighttime ecosystem.
Light Pollution News - Jan 2024: Walking in a Freakily Large Planetarium.
Transcript
Light pollution news , january 2024 , walking in a frequently large planetarium . Hey , it's a new year . Hope you made some good nighttime resolutions this month . From Astro Backyard we have Ashley Northcote , diane Tershek joins us in detail , some fun news about a new video game that you cannot pin , and Dark Source , mr Kerm . As for Oogla , joins us all the way from Ireland .
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