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Originally Posted by cfranks
I live in a rural area and 'they' have just installed a lamp about 4x brighter than previously at the corner of my block. I am shaded from direct light by a shed but the SE metal fence and large tree is illuminated brighter than the moon and shines directly onto my equipment (permanent pier MX + Losmandy G11 on a Tripod). The sky to the east is very washed out and may kill my imaging altogether. The council passed the buck to the electricity supplier as it is on one of their poles. As a pensioner and renting this place, I'm not able to move anywhere.  There is no foot traffic on this road at night so I wonder at the rational behind the brighter light.
Charles |
Well there are ways to make a street light go out of service, that I don't want to suggest in print here. The problem is that you've raised the issue with Council so now they know where to look if it suddenly gets damaged. Next time you see the electricity guys in the area ask them to put a shield on it - that's the nice way to do it, or ring them up and see what they can do. If your the only one around that light then they should consider your wishes.