· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar General Astronomy >> Light Pollution Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 MawkHawk sage Reged: 08/23/09 Loc: SE Michigan, USA France Turning Off Outdoor Lights       #5593878 - 12/29/12 07:51 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Let's hope they don't find out about LEDs... France Turning Off Lights Post Extras:       Tonk Postmaster Reged: 08/19/04 Loc: Leeds, UK, 54N Re: France Turning Off Outdoor Lights [Re: MawkHawk]       #5595587 - 12/30/12 05:27 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   As per usual there appears to be over reaction from merchants cited in the report. As far as I can tell it a ban on advertising lighting and the spotlights they use to light up churches and other tall buildings and shop fronts. I don't read that they are turning off all street lights as well so its hardly going to be a "black" city. Its just the wasteful lighting they want to control (and I'm all for that). I recall from somewhere that parts of Italy already have limits on shop window and sign lighting after midnight. I'm not sure if I read that as a proposal or that its actually in effect. Can any CN'er from Italy confirm or deny this? Post Extras:       GeneT Ely Kid Reged: 11/07/08 Loc: South Texas Re: France Turning Off Outdoor Lights [Re: MawkHawk]       #5596214 - 12/30/12 01:55 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great news. Hopefully, cities in the U.S. will follow suit. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 1 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  LivingNDixie, richard7  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 712 Jump to *Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Celestial Events*General Astronomy* -----   Beginners Forum   General Observing and Astronomy   Outreach   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Speciality Forums* -----   Arizona Science and Astronomy Expo   NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum) and NEAIC (Northeast Astro Imaging Conference)   AstroArt   Astronomy Clubs and Star Parties   Astronomy Software & Computers   AstroWebsites   Science! Astronomy & Space Exploration, and Others   Space Rocks   Stellar Media*Swap and Shop* -----   Shop and Swap Audio Components*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements*International Year of Astronomy 2009 - Forums are now closed.* -----   IYA Archive Info CN Forums Home

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