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Light pollution monitoring kit

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2024

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Title:	Light pollution monitoring kit [equipment]
Call Number:	KIT DARK SKIES
Publisher, Date:	Fairfax, Va. : Fairfax County Parks
Description:	6 pieces ; in backpack 42 x 32 x 13 cm
Summary:	Kit contains resources to help you learn about and monitor light pollution near you. Too much light pollution can wash out starlight in the night sky, disrupt human and animal sleep, interfere with ecosystems, result in adverse health effects and waste energy. Data shared through this project is used by scientists to monitor levels of light pollution.
Subjects:	Light pollution -- Equipment. Light and darkness -- Equipment. Constellations -- Observers' manuals. Astronomy -- Observers' manuals. Planispheres -- Equipment. Outdoor recreation -- Virginia. Library of Things.
Other Author:	Chandler, David, 1948- Virginia. Department of Conservation and Recreation. Fairfax County Park Authority. International Dark Sky Association. Globe at Night.
Other Title:	Monitoreo de la contaminación lumínica Dark skies backpack Night sky backpack Globe at Night backpack The Night Sky: the original 2-sided planishere El Cielo Nocturno: mostrada en dos perspectivas para distorsión reducida
Notes:	Night sky charts for use in the range 30°-40° north latitude. Globe at Night is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure and submit their night sky brightness observations.
Contents:	Backpack contains: Sky Quality Meter (SQM-L), a hand-held meter for measuring sky brightness -- Red LED flashlight, designed to avoid disrupting night vision or nocturnal animals -- Night Sky two-sided planisphere, rotating star finder to help you identify constellations based on date -- El Cielo Nocturno Spanish planisphere -- Globe at Night data sheet / Hoja de información de Globe at Night -- Data notebook with pen.
Web Site:	Light Pollution Monitoring Kit instructional guides Dark Skies website (Fairfax County Park Authority) Globe at Night website
ISBN:	9780961320751 9781891938139
System Availability:	23
# System items in:	16
Current Holds:	0
Medium:	[equipment]

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