We’re very happy to have the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s Light Pollution Abatement Committee present to us.

Presentation

‘Creating Safe, Secure Nighttime Environments with Responsible Lighting’

Brief :

The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) has led the world in key aspects of the challenge of nocturnal light pollution. This talk will introduce the various programs of the RASC’s Light Pollution Abatement Committee, the challenges of achieving safe, healthy nighttime illumination in urbanized and rural areas, as well as touching on the negative safety, health and ecological consequences of poorly designed and implemented lighting strategies.

Bio :

Roland Dechesne, FRASC, is a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s Light Pollution Abatement Committee as well as a Past President of the Calgary Centre of the RASC and an amateur astronomer with over 40 years’ experience. He has been a popularizer of astronomy to the public for much of that time. His interests are astrophotography, meteorites and light pollution abatement. He ‘moonlights’ as an oil and gas geologist during the day. He was recently honoured by having asteroid #10087 named for him. For this meeting, Roland will be joined by Bob King, the Chair of the RASC’s Light Pollution Abatement Committee and Victoria Kramkowski of that Committee, as well as biologist Susan Holroyd who brings a wealth of knowledge about bat biology and ecology.