TECHNICAL COMMITTEE BULLETIN

摘要

There is a well used photograph of the Earth at night showing the amount of outdoor lighting visible on our planet from space. Ignoring the Japanese squid fishermen who use lighting to attract their prey, flares from oil production in the Gulf and other natural phenomena, the rest is down to the lighting profession. Not unnaturally Astronomers and Environmentalists have been having their say about this apparent waste of light in recent years.