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Dark
Sky Friendly Lighting
Products to reduce
light trepass, sky glow and glare
Good
lighting makes good neighbors. Light that trespasses onto neighboring
property is annoying, wastes energy and obscures the night sky. Dark
Sky Friendly Lighting eliminates both light trespass and wasteful night
sky pollution.
Light
pollution is a generic term relating to "any adverse effect of man-made
light including sky glow, glare, light trespass, & light clutter."
In
the last few years, light pollution has increased dramatically. Dark
Sky Friendly Lighting can help preserve the beauty of the starry sky
for future generations by cutting sky glow. Moreover
excess bright light generates considerable amounts of electrical energy
and waste heat, which further aggravates the global warming effect.
Just cutting
glare produces safer, more energy efficient lighting.
Night
Sky with Bad Lighting (Sky Glow)
Night
Sky with Good Lighting (No Sky Glow)
What Can You
Do?
Every bright light you see in the sky is unshielded. You can protect
your right of viewing a beautiful night sky by supporting dark-sky-friendly
lighting products, which contol glare and light trespass, conserve energy
and contribute to a safer and more pleasant environment.
Dark Sky Friendly
Lighting Products
Dominion works with several manufacturers that provide friendly lighting
products. The following manufacturers have demonstrated their commitment
to providing quality lighting fixtures.
What Is International
Dark-Sky Association?
The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), incorporated in 1988,
is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserve the quality night
sky by building awareness of light pollution and providing solutions
to quality outdoor lighting.
For more information
on quality dark skies, please visit http://www.darksky.org.
Source:
International Dark-Sky Association, http://www.darksky.org
and RAB Lighting, http://www.rablighting.net
