View Single Post
  #1  
Old 09-02-2016, 05:24 AM
skysurfer's Avatar
skysurfer
Dark sky rules !

skysurfer is offline
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: 33S 150E (AU holiday)
Posts: 1,181
Do new streetlamps in LED Angeles increase LP ?

Not according to the city council (they even cite the Dark Sky Association)

http://bsl.lacity.org/led.html

but according to this article it does.

http://www.flagstaffdarkskies.org/da...n-the-problem/

I think, when properly installed (fully shielded and no more lumens light output) it won't give more skyglow, even with full-spectrum 4000K LEDs.
But, indeed, yellow leds (which are often used in lights on towing vehicles or display on buses) are even better for street lighting and I really don't understand why these are not used.

This technology allows much better control (including dimming leds more in the wee hours and / or with few traffic).

http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/10/tech...hts/index.html
Reply With Quote