TY - GEN
T1 - Teaching illumination engineering using light pollution education kits
AU - Walker, Constance E.
AU - Pompea, Stephen M.
AU - Sparks, Robert T.
AU - Dokter, Erin
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - One-third of outdoor lighting escapes unused into space, causing light pollution. Light pollution is a growing concern on many fronts: energy conservation, cost, safety, health, effects on wildlife, and our ability to view the stars. How we use illumination engineering to optimize where, when, and how light is used is of significant importance. We will discuss how NOAO's light pollution education kits are used to teach illumination engineering. In particular we will address topics associated with achieving sufficient ground coverage, color rendition, types of outdoor lighting, glare and sky glow, assessment of city lights, and task-oriented lighting.
AB - One-third of outdoor lighting escapes unused into space, causing light pollution. Light pollution is a growing concern on many fronts: energy conservation, cost, safety, health, effects on wildlife, and our ability to view the stars. How we use illumination engineering to optimize where, when, and how light is used is of significant importance. We will discuss how NOAO's light pollution education kits are used to teach illumination engineering. In particular we will address topics associated with achieving sufficient ground coverage, color rendition, types of outdoor lighting, glare and sky glow, assessment of city lights, and task-oriented lighting.
KW - Energy consumption
KW - Illumination engineering
KW - Light pollution
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/78649869024
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/78649869024#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1117/12.862713
DO - 10.1117/12.862713
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78649869024
SN - 9780819482792
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - Optics Education and Outreach
T2 - Optics Education and Outreach
Y2 - 1 August 2010 through 1 August 2010
ER -