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Old January 28th 18, 01:05 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Chris L Peterson
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Default Another source of light pollution

On Sat, 27 Jan 2018 16:38:50 -0800 (PST), RichA
wrote:

On Saturday, 27 January 2018 10:05:55 UTC-5, Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Fri, 26 Jan 2018 19:37:56 -0800 (PST), RichA
wrote:

Paris has rules against shop lights from 1-5am to deal with light pollution and energy waste. So of course, someone had to try to go around the rules.

http://www.glowee.eu/


Lighting in cities is generally a good thing.


Circadian rhythm disruption. 90% of people in the civilized world live in cities and most don't use pitch-black window blinds or curtains.


It is bad design if people are unable to have darkness where they
sleep. Good lighting design fixes that.

A city without lights would be terrible.