Colorado Section of the IDA
Perhaps the greatest achievement in the past 130 years is the invention and use of
electric light. Easy and cheap to buy, its use now extends to so many applications
that many finding themselves “in the dark” readily attest to the great service it
provides. Some uses are essential like car head lights and lighting dark stairwells,
but others are now becoming so common place they are a hindrance to more basic activities
like sleep. Its proliferation, mainly out-
Light Pollution has become a deterrent to the human ability to get a restful night’s
sleep and is now also an increasingly costly way to have 24-
Some point to the use of a light “always on” as the best way to keep a place safe, but unfortunately this is not always true. Often the type of lighting used can actually work to the opposite effect and decrease security if misapplied. So a new partner in crime today has become the misapplied light (the criminal hiding in the glare).
GOT MILKY WAY? How many years has it been since you’ve seen your own galaxy at night,
let alone our very large nearby neighbor, Andromeda? Some falsely believe it requires
a telescope to see the Andromeda Galaxy. This is completely false. It has always
been readily viewable with the naked eye until only recently as we leave more-
Contact information:
Please contact Aaron Reid with any questions or comments
about the contents and activities mentioned in this section.
Contact the International Dark-
The new Navigation Bar presumes you have ActiveX “on,” or allowed for all or some
sites in IE6 and 7 in order to use our fly-