"Light Pollution in Ireland"

by Albert White of ILPAC.

Monday September 8 at 8:00pm   

Light Pollution is a huge problem for astronomers. Instead of seeing thousand of stars you may only be able to see tens in a city centre.  And even in many rural areas the beauty of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is lost in an orange glow. But light pollution is not just a problem for astronomers! Wasted light has a detrimental effect on our whole ecosystem and the energy needlessly wasted costs world economies billions of euros per year. In this talk Albert will talk about what causes light pollution, its effects and most importantly explain the practical steps you can take to help solve the problem!  The 9th European Symposium for the Protection of the Night Sky takes place from September 17th - 19th 2009 in Armagh, Ireland. The Symposium will deal with the issue of light pollution, its effects on the environment, health, and astronomy and examine how bad lighting is contributing to global climate change. More details www.LightPollution2009.eu

Albert's earliest memories of Astronomy come from observing with his father in the garden of their South Dublin home with a pair of binoculars, and is a member of the South Dublin Astronomical Society. In 2003 he helped found the Irish Light Pollution awareness Campaign and is the International Dark Sky Associations Irish representative. Albert received his MSc. in Astronomy in 2008 and is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He works for Sun Microsystems in Dublin and is a member and volunteer of Shamrock Rovers Football Club. Albert White is a tireless campaigner against light pollution and is a founder member of ILPAC - The Irish Light Pollution Awareness Campaign a body set up to fight this ever increasing problem.

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Physics Bldg, Trinity College, Dublin 2. Near the Westland Row or Lincoln Place entrances 

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          Admission: € 7 (€ 5 members and concessions)
                                          

This lecture is also available to members nationwide on DVD, which you can order by credit card online HERE or by calling (01) 847 0777 (alternatively post a cheque or postal order to: September 2008 DVD, Astronomy Ireland, PO. Box 2888, Dublin 5.) As a sample, a low-resolution version will be available FREE on this website. DVDs of this and past lectures are just €7 each (add €5 for P&P for any number of DVDs).