Pollution update

Thanks to everybody who took time to reply to me with sound help and
advise. I have contacted my local newspaper (Barnsley Chronicle) to
arrange an interview with them. I have also found out a lot more
relevant information via your help.
There may even be a problem with pilots vision being interfered with
as they fly over the area. I shall inform the NG of the final outcome of
my fight over this issue
CJ

CJ wrote:

Thanks to everybody who took time to reply to me with sound help and
advise. I have contacted my local newspaper (Barnsley Chronicle) to
arrange an interview with them. I have also found out a lot more
relevant information via your help.
There may even be a problem with pilots vision being interfered with as
they fly over the area. I shall inform the NG of the final outcome of my
fight over this issue

You should also bear in mind that provided they stick to only projecting
images onto the cloud base on cloudy nights it has almost no impact at
all on amateur astronomy. If they only use it on cloudy nights no harm
is done. You need to tread a very fine line between being caricatured in
the press as a geeky killjoy and getting your point across.

The real nuisances are the mega powerful spot light beams and lasers
that project up to the vanishing point even in a clear sky. Discos and
casinos seem to specialise in these abominations.

Regards,
Martin Brown

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Thanks to everybody who took time to reply to me with sound help and
advise. I have contacted my local newspaper (Barnsley Chronicle) to
arrange an interview with them. I have also found out a lot more relevant
information via your help.
There may even be a problem with pilots vision being interfered with as
they fly over the area. I shall inform the NG of the final outcome of my
fight over this issue
CJ

Good luck!

You should also bear in mind that provided they stick to only
projecting images onto the cloud base on cloudy nights it has
almost no impact at all on amateur astronomy. If they only use
it on cloudy nights no harm is done.

Martin - you mean "...no harm is done *to astronomers*"

Of course, the lights will destroy the natural night time
environment, leading to confusion and death to countless number of
birds (www.flap.org), thus encouraging the scavengers like rats to
survive.

And if the lights distract motorists, they could cause a fatal
accident (as have happened a few times before).

cheers,

Das

wrote:
You should also bear in mind that provided they stick to only
projecting images onto the cloud base on cloudy nights it has
almost no impact at all on amateur astronomy. If they only use
it on cloudy nights no harm is done.


Martin - you mean "...no harm is done *to astronomers*"

Of course, the lights will destroy the natural night time
environment, leading to confusion and death to countless number of
birds (www.flap.org), thus encouraging the scavengers like rats to
survive.

And if the lights distract motorists, they could cause a fatal
accident (as have happened a few times before).

cheers,

Das

I have contacted the AA motoring about light pollution distracting
motorists on the M1 which is only 1.25 miles away but as yet I have had
no reply to my e-mail. However Leeds and Bradford airport have contacted
Barnsley council expressing their concern about the halo as their flight
approach path lies in the halos projected path. I am waiting to see how
the Barnsley Chronicle reports the issues this Friday 26th. I have
spoken to the RSPB and they think that birds already have become used to
light pollution so a further increase will not unduly upset them.

Thanks for all your support CJ