Welcome to the 9th European Symposium for the Protection of the Night Sky!
The 9th European Symposium for the Protection of the Night Sky takes place from September 17th - 19th 2009 in Armagh, Ireland. The Symposium will deal with the issue of light pollution, its effects on the environment, health, and astronomy and examine how bad lighting is contributing to global climate change.
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Light Pollution talk to the NIAAS
Monday, 01 February 2010 14:18
The next meeting of the NIAAS is on Monday 1st February, starting at 8pm sharp in Ballyclare High School lecture theatre. Directions can be found here!
This is our annual Andrew Trimble Memorial lecture and we are very fortunate to have along Albert White as our guest speaker.
Albert White runs the Irish Section of the IDA, the Irish Light Pollution Awareness Campaign. He holds an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from University College Dublin and a Master of Science in Astronomy from Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Albert is a member of South Dublin Astronomical Society and currently works as a software engineer for Sun Microsystem in Dublin. He is a former Chairperson of the Irish Federation of Astronomical Societies and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 2005.
Since light pollution is a major problem to most of us in our hobby, who better to give a talk on the subject than Albert White, one of the leading experts on the subject in Ireland.
As usual, tea, coffee, biscuits and craic will be available after the meeting!
UK Dark Sky Parks Initiative
Friday, 15 January 2010 17:24
The IYA2009 UK Dark Sky Parks Initiative ( pdf ) Steve Owens (UK Coordinator for IYA 2009, Glasgow Science Centre, Scotland) The Dark Skies Awareness cornerstone project of IYA2009 has two main manifestations in the UK. Dark Sky Discovery community projects, and the Dark Sky Parks initiative. Steve Owens will highlight the second of these two projects, and describe the progress of Galloway Forest Park, which is set to submit its application to the IDA before the end of 2009.
Friday Morning - The Environmental, Social and Medical Implications of Light Pollution
Thursday, 14 January 2010 20:19
The Environmental, Social and Medical Implications of Light Pollution ( pdf ) Graham Cliff (University of Manchester) and Colin Henshaw (Tabuk, Saudi Arabia) Light pollution as a problem has been intensifying over the past forty or fifty years, but only now have the consequences of the problem become to be appreciated. It is a serious problem that requires urgent resolution, and this paper serves to highlight that problem, emphasize its effects and look towards a solution.
Friday Morning - Light Pollution in the Netherlands
Thursday, 14 January 2010 20:13
Light Pollution in the Netherlands: Inventories and Movements in Dutch Policy ( pdf ) Dorien Lolkema and D.P.J. Swart (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, The Netherlands) The Netherlands is one of the brightest night-time areas on Earth. This year (2009), national policy on light pollution and protection of the night sky will be formulated. Meanwhile, local government is taking its stand in this political arena on night-time lighting. Diverse inventories are and have been carried out concerning night-time light emission. This presentation will give an overview of these inventories and on movements in Dutch policy concerning light pollution.
Albert White runs the Irish Section of the IDA, the Irish Light Pollution Awareness Campaign. He holds an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from University College Dublin and a Master of Science in Astronomy from Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. 