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Light pollution in ultraviolet and visible spectrum: effect on different visual perceptions. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS 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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Leza Mesiah, Half the Sky, 1980-1986

open access: yes
Flyer for "Announcing the First Women's Bookstore in Dallas: Half the ...
Half the Sky
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Morning on Chesapeake

open access: yesOpen 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

open access: yesTechnical 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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Ths Sky-Glows [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 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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Lighting of pedestrian and pedestrian-driving routes in a housing estate as a source of light pollution

open access: yesTechnical 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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NSKY-CD: A System for Cloud Detection Based on Night Sky Brightness and Sky Temperature

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2023
Cloud cover is important meteorological information that still requires expensive equipment to be monitored from the ground, especially at night. The use of artificial lights at night causes light pollution, and clouds amplify this by reflecting light ...
Luciano Massetti   +2 more
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Sky glow disrupts the orientation of Australian flatback turtles Natator depressus on nesting beaches

open access: yes, 2023
Light pollution may disorientate animals at night, resulting in higher mortality and lowered reproductive success. As artificial night lighting ensues from rapid coastal development, there is concern for animals that rely on natural light cues and the ...
Limpus, CJ   +5 more
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Light pollution in the Tatra National Park [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Environmental Protection
Light pollution in the form of artificial sky glow affects not only the immediate surroundings of the towns that generate it but also more distant areas, including protected regions. This study examines the extent of the impact of the artificial sky glow,
Tomasz Ściężor   +2 more
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Effect of Street Lighting on the Urban and Rural Night-Time Radiance and the Brightness of the Night Sky

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2021
In April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic and the tourism decrease in Cracow (Poland), the Road Authority of the City of Cracow, followed by the authorities of several neighbouring municipalities, decided to turn off street lighting at night.
Tomasz Ściężor
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