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What do you think are the light polluting factors in Singapore?

HDB flats
2
6%
Streetlights
21
58%
Various public buildings and amenities
12
33%
Others
1
3%
 
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NGC 5139
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Post by NGC 5139 »

Hello,

Check out the Sky and Telescope archive at the sky and telescope web site. http://www.skypub.com. I got most of my resources on light pollution for a school research from there.

They have very good articles. PM me if you would like a copy of my research project.

All the best!
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Post by NGC 5139 »

Dear all,

Here's a web site dedicated to all Singastro potential and current light pollution activists. http://lightpollutionsg.tripod.com. A very basic web site that I created to raise some awareness of this problem in Singapore. I have had not much time to 'beautify' it :) as I was busy :).

Clear skies, dark skies,
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Need website, need some touch up and time to show them to those government agencies.
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Hi,
Sky&Telescope has one very good flyer about light pollution:
http://skyandtelescope.com/resources/darksky/gnol.pdf

Have a nice day.
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Post by kingkong »

weixing wrote:Hi,
Sky&Telescope has one very good flyer about light pollution:
http://skyandtelescope.com/resources/darksky/gnol.pdf
yes, that's a good flyer. it's also available at www.darksky.org
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Does anyone think that the casinos would add to light pollution in Singapore? I think it would :(

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Post by NGC 5139 »

Hello,

The URL for the light pollution web site is incorrect. It is http://lightpollutionsg.tripod.com

Thanks
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NGC 5139 wrote:Does anyone think that the casinos would add to light pollution in Singapore? I think it would :(

Omega
The word "Casino" itself brings to my mind bright neon lightings and flashing lights. Maybe it won't be as bold here in Singapore as it is in rest of the world. But nevertheless it will still add on. Besides light pollution I think Singapore hss too many trees too. They are found just about everywhere. But well its good to have them. haha.

Just about every place in Singapore has lights. And we have nothing called a "rural" place. :lol:
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