Nightmare light pollution source

starfinder · Post by **starfinder** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 11:52 pm

I looked out of my window tonight at 11.30pm and saw the worst ever light pollution source I've seen.

Take a look at this photo. It appears to come from somewhere around Clarke Quay, near Hill Street.

These are a few sets of extremely bright search-lights pointed up into the sky, spanning about 30 degrees wide and high.

I think this is a nightmare!! Or should I say, a light-mare.

I hope it is for this holiday period only. I think we may want to ask the Int'l Dark Sky Association to set up a branch here...

Even Batman had only one beam.

Post by **weixing** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:44 am

Hi,
Remind me of the light pollution source in Tampines, but on a smaller scale.

Even Batman had only one beam.

Anyway, the problems with batman is that where ever he go, the cloud follow... or how we can see the bat logo cast by his light?? Also, the batman yellow light is so powerful that the bat logo can be cast so clearly... no LPR filter can filter that... hee hee hee =P =P =P

Have a nice day.

Jin Peng · Post by **Jin Peng** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:15 am

Marina area gone liao.... nothing left sia!

~Jin Peng~

siahheng · Post by **siahheng** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:43 am

Hi Gavin, Singapore is generally "too bright". I was on a Bintang kelong earlier this month and the surrounding area in Bintang was nice and dark except for S'pore. Singapore can be clearly identified as a lighted haze on the horizon.

siahheng

Jin Peng · Post by **Jin Peng** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:43 pm

hm.... i wonder is sentosa the soloso beach darker or Ubin darker.... anyone knows?

qu1xs1lv3r · Post by **qu1xs1lv3r** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:50 pm

sentosa is still bright! especially when they have the musical fountain show!!went there with my scope.. completely pointless!! hehe

and i have seen that light everytime im at clarke quay!! i think singapore might have the worst light pollution in asia!

river · Post by **river** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:00 pm

yah.. thinking of getting a solar filter. At least we have the sun to see 8-)

NGC 5139 · Post by **NGC 5139** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 10:49 am

Haha yeah, quite true. The light pollution in the CBD area rivals Times Square in New york to some extent, saw it when I was there the previous week. Only Mars and Venus could be seen from Times Square.

soulfrost · Post by **soulfrost** » Sun Jan 01, 2006 3:46 pm

um
chinas worse. all roads filled with neon lightings , all areas brightly lit, every single of those spoken in this topic are seen ... at 10 X

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Jin Peng · Post by **Jin Peng** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 11:56 pm

hm....so since sentosa is out, how about East Coast park Area G the Jetty compare with Changi Beach, which one more darker?