Improving Campus Security with Increased Lighting Efficiency while Simultaneously Reducing Light Pollution

Details Improving Campus Security with Increased Lighting Efficiency while Simultaneously Reducing Light Pollution Improving Campus Security with Increased Lighting Efficiency while Simultaneously Reducing Light Pollution

Apr 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008aps..apr.s1050s&link_type=abstract

American Physical Society, 2008 APS April Meeting and HEDP/HEDLA Meeting, April 11-15, 2008, abstract #S1.050

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Scientific paper

Many outdoor lighting fixtures fail to enhance the security of the assets they were designed to protect; moreover, they simultaneously increase the levels of light pollution for astronomers. The problem is simple: most lighting fixtures do not properly aim the light they produce downward. In fact, up to fifty percent of the light rays escape upward, thus wasting a significant amount of energy and severely degrading the environment in which to do astronomy. To resolve these problems, I first created a scale model of Millikin University's campus and took time exposures and photometer readings from the replicas of the existing light fixtures. I then fastened improved fixtures to the scaled lamps and retook the camera exposures and photometer readings for comparison. With this information I was able to take my work full scale and physically change one of the light fixtures on campus. Finally to wrap up my project I took my findings to safety and security to show the improvement that these new fixtures represented to Millikin's safety and to its astronomy equipment.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Improving Campus Security with Increased Lighting Efficiency while Simultaneously Reducing Light Pollution does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Improving Campus Security with Increased Lighting Efficiency while Simultaneously Reducing Light Pollution, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Improving Campus Security with Increased Lighting Efficiency while Simultaneously Reducing Light Pollution will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1423863