Local light pollution information

• Mike Lockwood's News-Gazette letter to the editor about the globe lights in Champaign.
• John Stone's photographic light pollution panorama from the CUAS/UIAS "dark site" several miles outside of town
• Dave Leake's photographic examples of BAD Lighting and GOOD Lighting in the Champaign-Urbana area
• Bob Lozar's Champaign-Urbana light pollution presentation (PDF) (PowerPoint)
• Bob Lozar's map of potential Dark Sky Preserve locations and their current light pollution status.
• Mike Lockwood's Kilowatt-per-square-mile map of Champaign and surrounding areas
• Light pollution article broadcast on the "Environmental Almanac" radio program WILL AM 580

Links to other light pollution articles

• The Brightness of the Night Sky
• A nice introductory article on light pollution and HPS/LPS light fixtures
• International Dark Sky Association Home Page
• Starry Night Lights, night sky friendly outdoor lighting products
• Color-coded artificial sky brightness map for Champaign-Urbana area
• Article on new lighting ordinances in Beaumont, by the San Bernadino Sun
• CNN article about the effect of light pollution on birds
• Wasted energy per-year for various well-known cities
• Annual light energy loss for several California cities
• Outdoor Lighting and Crime, Part 1
• Outdoor Lighting and Crime, Part 2

Technical articles and resources

• Unihedron Sky Quality Meter