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At risk of exposing my ignorance, but what does this actually mean?
Palmie is Bortle 4 according to the light pollution map....
(my backyard is 5)
The folk that certified the "dark sky" status are (as far as i can tell) a not for profit advocacy group based in the united states....
Don't get me wrong, its great that the northern beaches get something, as there is very little else to offer up there ;-).....
....and it does get quite dark on the beach at night....
However, it's not the best place to do astro, especially if the wind is on shore...
Questions:
- how dark does it have to be, in order to be classified as a
'dark' site?
-once classified as a dark site, does the palmie council get a goody sticker?
-does it mean than any extra lighting is banned? (indeed, does this affect any sort of local planning at all?)
- is it possible to lose the certification, on what grounds, and how is this checked?
PS...
from the DSI website:
"Governor Phillip Park is always accessible to visitors. Public access to the Barrenjoey Headland is from sunrise to sunset."
PFFF...
Governor Phillip Park is usually full of cars at night (amorous parking and whatnot) and you can only visit the headland in daylight hours....so....
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