print email comment close The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) URL: http://www.darksky.org/ Description: The IDA explains how glare and excessive illumination prevent us from seeing the night sky, with suggestions for improving lighting at home and in communities. Includes articles on how outdoor lighting affects the environment; the reports and studies section has "The First World Atlas of the Artificial Night Sky Brightness" published in 2001, which vividly shows where lights shine brightest around the world. Publisher: International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) Library of Congress Subject Headings: Light pollution -- Prevention Light pollution -- United States -- Maps Lighting -- Law and legislation LII Database Information: Record 14059 created by Wendy Hyman on 12/20/2001 Last modification on 05/22/2008 Published: 12/20/2001   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/14059