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Nature, 1884 THIS evening after sunset I noticed a column of yellowish light over where the sun had set, and moving with the sun. I have seen the same before. Can it be the zodiacal light? I have frequently noticed during the present year, while the sun was much too high for any sunset colours, a pinkish colour in the sky. This has been observed by others, but I do
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Light pollution: Assessment of sky glow on two dark sky regions of Portugal [PDF]
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues, 2016 Artificial light at night (ALAN), producing light pollution (LP), is not a matter restricted to astronomy anymore. Light is part of modern societies and, as a consequence, the natural cycle day-night (bright-dark) has been interrupted in a large segment of the global population.
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Odia Ofeimun at 70: The Poet Ages
Yoruba Studies Review, 2021 To you whose name rattles the tongues of looters and whose verses wrench their hearts, I bring a song of the season. Odia, who among us does not know that before the arrival of thunder there is rain?
Toyin Falola
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The civil liability for the damage caused by light pollution applying to astronomical observatories Helwan and El-Kattamya [PDF]
Journal of Environmental Science, 2023 The research aimed to verify the adequacy of contemporary environmental legislation to establish the pillars of civil liability for light pollution damage.
Dina F. Elatawy +3 more
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Light pollution in ultraviolet and visible spectrum: effect on different visual perceptions. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 In general terms, lighting research has been focused in the development of artificial light with the purpose of saving energy and having more durable lamps.
Héctor Antonio Solano Lamphar +1 more
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Open Rivers, 2023 I slide my kayak into the tranquil waters of the Chesapeake Bay as the first glow of sunrise is appearing behind me in the eastern sky. The bay is quiet today, waters smooth as glass as only happens a few times during the summer.
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The lighting of housing estate parking spaces as a source of light pollution
Technical Transactions, 2023 This publication is devoted to the problem of lighting in parking spaces in a housing estate. Both aspects related to the safety of their users and the potential impact on the natural environment through the phenomenon of light pollution are discussed ...
Tomasz Ściężor
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Technical Transactions, 2022 This paper is devoted to the extremely important issue of lighting pedestrian and pedestrian-driving routes within a housing estate. Both aspects are discussed with regard to the safety of route users and the potential impact on the natural environment ...
Ściężor Tomasz
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Nature, 1884 EVEN last evening the glow was very marked. At 5.6 a belt of orange-colour lay on the horizon near the point of sunset, having a breadth of 4°. From this base shot up the bluish-white cone, while on each side (south-west and north-west and skirting the horizon) the sky had a smoky-brown aspect.
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