Topic: Light pollution

  • Document
    Resumen de Recomendaciones para la iluminación de instalaciones exteriores o en recintos abiertos
    RECOMENDACIONES GENERALES PARA LA INSTALACIÓN DE ALUMBRADO DESDE EL PUNTO DE VISTA DE PROTECCIÓN DE LA CALIDAD DEL CIELO, USO RACIONAL DE LA ENERGÍA Y...
    RESUMEN_RECOMENDACIONES_AGOSTO-2018.pdf
  • Publication
    SG-WAS: A New Wireless Autonomous Night Sky Brightness Sensor
    The main features of SG-WAS (SkyGlow Wireless Autonomous Sensor), a low-cost device for measuring Night Sky Brightness (NSB), are presented. SG-WAS is based on...
  • News
    The first light pollution laboratory in the Azores
    There are now 10 sensors monitoring the night-time darkness of the island of Corvo to determine the impact of artificial lighting on the sea birds. The...
  • News
    The IAC will advise Puertos Canarios to reduce light pollution from their installations
    The Technical Office for the Protection of the Quality of the Sky (OTPC) of the IAC is collaborating to advise about the implementation of energy efficiency and...
  • Publishing
    The Law that protects the sky of the Canary Islands celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary
    Despite being an almost insignificant point on the globe, La Palma can probably boast one of the best skies in the world for astronomical observation. Much of...
  • News
    The silent beauty of the night sky
    Yesterday saw the start of the Conference on Dark and Quiet Skies for Science and Society) organized by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs...
  • News
    Una alianza macaronésica para reducir la contaminación lumínica
    "Por una noche con más vida", este es el lema del nuevo proyecto de conservación de la naturaleza, LIFE Natura@night, cuya presentación tendrá lugar el 9 de...
  • News
    World experts prepare the first report for the United Nations on regulation of light pollution and mitigating the impact of satellite constellations
    After a week of intense work, with the participation of almost a thousand researchers from all over the world, the online workshop “Dark and quiet skies for...