Protection of Hawaii's observatories from light pollution

Author:

Wainscoat, Richard

Title:

Protection of Hawaii's observatories from light pollution

Periodical:

Starlight: a common heritage. Proceedings VI

Year:

2007

Pages:

p. 379 - 384

Subject:

Astronomical observatories Mauna Kea Haleakala Light pollution

Summary:

This document describes a lighting ordinance that was put in place in an effort to protect the night sky over the two major observatories of Hawaii -- Mauna Kea Observatory on the island of Hawaii and Haleakala on the island of Maui. This is especially important as the populations on these islands grow and the detectors and the instruments used on the more modern telescopes become more sensitive to the light that radiates from urban light sources on these islands and even on the island of Oahu.

URL:

http://www.starlight2007.net/pdf/proceedings/Wainscoat.pdf

Collection:

Monographs