Beauty Lost

Ahhh. The Difference A Blackout Makes! During the blackout of August 2003, the magnicent Milky Way popped into view. This photo duo shows the beauty we miss when we clutter the sky with wasteful light! The images are copyright by Todd Carlson and are taken in Goodwood, Ontario, Canada, northeast of Toronto. Left image: during the blackout (approx. 90 secs., 28 mm, f2.8, Fuji 800). Right image: after the blackout (same equipment, 30 secs.).

Please send us your own images of light fixtures, streetlights, and business lights (in the daytime and / or at night) to the Dark Sky Institute (troegerj@raccoon.com). Let's make three categories:

• THE GOOD (Smart Lights).
• THE BAD (Leaky Lights).
• THE JUST PLAIN UGLY (Starkiller Lights)!

Include your name and community name and/or state name if you wish. Use digital cameras or even better, use your cell phone cameras, if you're out day or night, and send us an image! DO IT TODAY and show the rest of the world what kind of lighting you have.