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Old November 11th 15, 01:04 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
MartinR[_2_] MartinR[_2_] is offline
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Default OTish - light pollution 2 - our night skies are getting whiter.

The recent post on light pollution reminded me that the reflection of street light off clouds, typically sodium yellow or orange, has been becoming whiter recently, no doubt due to the proliferation of LED lighting. Even car headlights are becoming whiter as xenon and LED become more common.

This from someone who lives south of Coventry. I'm not sure whether other local authorities are moving over to less power-hungry lighting.

MartinR