INVESTIGADORES
PATTINI Andrea Elvira
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
LIGHT POLLUTION: A STUDY BASED ON THE ASSESSMENT OF ACTUAL CASES
Autor/es:
PATTINI, ANDREA; GARCÍA, BEATRIZ; CANTÓN, MARIA ALICIA; CÓRICA, LORENA; MARTINEZ, CLAUDIA; ENDRIZZI, MARTÍN; FERRÓN, LEANDRO; RIZZI, ANDRES; CICERO, ALEJANDRA
Lugar:
Prague, Czech Republic
Reunión:
Congreso; 26th meeting of the IAU, 26th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union; 2006
Resumen:
AbstractArtificial lighting, which has become a necessity
to facilitate human activity at night-time, contributes to the so-called Light
Pollution. When such pollution occurs, the visibility of the night sky is
degraded and an unnecessary amount of energy is wasted. Since the 80s, light
pollution has been under study and several cities around the world have already
regulated the use of luminaires -specially regarding public lighting- in order
to prevent it. In Malargüe, in the south of the Province of Mendoza, an
ordinance was adopted on April 14^th 2005 to protect the sky from light
pollution. In accordance to this ordinance, an interdisciplinary team will
address itself to the task of assessing the impact of regular luminaires and of
those luminaires suitable for light pollution control in Malargüe. The present
study includes a general description of the problem as well as the preliminary
results of the measurements already conducted.