Reading list: Astronomical books

In addition to all the information sheets and the twice yearly newsletter available from the CfDS (contact Bob Mizon) you may also find the following references useful:

Light Pollution: Responses and Remedies. by Mizon, B. (ISBN 1-85233-497-5) Springer. Order by emailing orders@svl.co.uk, by contacting Bob Mizon, or via Amazon.co.uk

Stargazers' Almanac An annual wall calendar/almanac gives monthly sky notes and colour constellation charts for the year, with a CfDS information page with advice about lighting and preserving the night sky. Order the Stargazers' Almanac either directly from CfDS ( contact Bob Mizon) or the Hawthorn press website.

There once was a sky full of stars by Bob Crelin. Available from Sky & Telescope (for kids)

Me, Mick and M31, Andrew Bibby. A mystery story book for children, with an unusual environment theme. The book, and several reviews, are available here.

Scagell, R.: Astronomy from Towns and Suburbs. (1994), available via Amazon.co.uk

Macfarlane, R.: The Wild Places (2007), available via Amazon.co.uk

Reading list: Technical References

British Standards Institution: British Standard (BS)5489 (Road Lighting). Available from the BSI, 389 Chiswick High Rd, London W4 4AL. 0181 996 7000.

Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers: Lighting Guides (LG1 Industrial, LG4 Sports, LG6 The Exterior Environment). Available from CIBSE, 222 Balham High Rd, London SW12 9BS. 0181 675 5211.

Countryside Commission/ Dept. of the Environment: Lighting in the Countryside - Towards Good Practice (ISBN 0-11-753391-2). Available from The Stationery Office, PO Box 276, London SW8 5DT. 0171 873 9090.

Dept. of Transport: Road Lighting and the Environment. Available from DoT Sales Unit, Government Building, Block 3, Spur 2, Lime Grove, Eastcote HA4 8SE. 0181 429 5170.

Institution of Lighting Engineers: Guidance Notes for the Reduction of Light Pollution. and Lighting the Environment: A Guide to Good Urban Lighting. Available from the ILE, Lennox House, 9 Lawford Rd, Rugby CV21 2DZ. 01788 576492.

Royal Fine Art Commission: Lighten Our Darkness. Available from RFAC, 7 St James's Square, London SW1Y 4JU. 0171 839 6537

Jewkes, P.: Light Pollution: a Review of the Law. Journal of Planning and Environment Law, January 1998 pp.10-22.

McNally, D.(editor): The Vanishing Universe: Adverse Environmental Impacts on Astronomy (ISBN 0-521-45020-9). Cambridge University Press.

Morgan Taylor, M.: And God Divided the Light From the Darkness: Has Humanity Mixed Them Up Again? Environmental Law and Management, Jan-Feb 1997.

Purves, L.: Light Pollution section in Town and Country (eds.Barnett A. and Scruton R., ISBN 0-22-405-2500)


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