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Originally Posted by philiphart
That's a great image Marc.. is there a page where you can do the same thing for anywhere in Oz?
On the thread's theme, the Astronomical Society of Victoria also has an Outdoor Lighting Improvement group led by Barry Clark who tirelessly makes submissions to councils/governments on proposals with adverse lighting effects.
Phil
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Not really. I did that one for my own record to check dark(er) spots within my area. I'm on the A pin. The light comes from a recent satellite picture at night time that I googled so the colors are also real. I just worked out the overlay on a current Googlemap snapshot then blended a few layers to show the LP and still be able to recognise the streets and structures. What's interesting is that the LP is actually moving west and the CBD lights don't affect me as much as recent local developments. Everything that has a 'park' in the name is an industrial area. Biggest culprits IMHO. Residential impact seems to be minimal although it contributes.
In short if there was some kind of legislation to limit overnight lighting in unoccupied industrial buildings and car parks at night I reckon we'd cut our LP in half without jeopardizing suburbs lighting if they want to keep it there, the argument being security, etc...