To help spread the word about light pollution, DarkSky UK offers four topic-specific documents and a general information brochure (seen below).
INFO CARD
Five Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting
This guide offers practical steps for councils, businesses and homeowners to implement good lighting through effective design and controls that minimise obtrusive light. By reducing glare and light trespass, these actions protect human health, support local ecosystems, and preserve the beauty of the starry night sky.
INFO CARD
Exterior Light Mounting Guide
A helpful postcard-sized guide to mounting outdoor security light.
BROCHURE
General Brochure: 'Protect The Night'
This general brochure about light pollution describes how light pollution devastates wildlife, may harm your health, can make you less safe, wastes energy and money, and robs us of our natural heritage.
GUIDE
Astronomy For Beginners
A practical guide to begin exploring the night sky, featuring a basic overview of the Northern Hemisphere, key constellations to spot, and a list of useful websites and apps for stargazing.
GUIDE
The Jeep® Explorer’s Guide To The Night Sky
This handy downloadable guide is filled with tips and tricks for budding stargazers and those curious about the night sky.
GUIDE
How to Complain About Obtrusive Light Pollution
A Simple Guide to Dealing with Unwanted Light Shining into Your Home – light pollution as a statutory nuisance.
GUIDANCE NOTE
The Avoidance of Obtrusive Light
A practical guide to preventing obtrusive outdoor light, covering light spill, glare, skyglow, environmental zones, design limits, planning requirements and mitigation measures.
FACTSHEET
What is Light Pollution?
Includes General info about the light pollution. Explaining what is light pollution, the effects, components, what you can do to reduce your impact and how to help us on our mission.
FACTSHEET
Light Pollution Can Put Your Health at Risk
Includes info about the human biological clock, circadian rhythms, melatonin, how glare impairs nighttime vision, negative effects of artificial light at night, plus solutions for safe lighting.
FACTSHEET
Light Pollution Can Harm Wildlife
Includes info about how artificial light negatively impacts corals, sea turtles, frogs and toads, and birds, plus many other species, plus solutions for safe lighting.
FACTSHEET
Outdoor Lighting, Crime, and Safety
Includes info about how poor residential lighting creates a false sense of security, how towns and cities can fix poor outdoor lighting, how bad roadway lighting creates unsafe driving conditions, poor lighting reduces safety and security, plus solutions for safe lighting.
FACTSHEET
Light Pollution Wastes Energy and Money
Includes info about how poorly implemented lighting impacts energy use, affects our carbon footprint, wastes billions of dollars each year, and how many kilowatt-hours are wasted by the average home, plus energy efficiency solutions.
Other Outreach Materials
More to help us spread the word about light pollution!
POSTCARD
Light Pollution Solution Postcard
Everybody can do something to stop light pollution and now we have a postcard explaining exactly what YOU can do! The front says “Stop light pollution” and the back has colorful infographics giving people simple solutions to help protect the night sky.
VIDEO
"Losing The Dark"
“Losing the Dark” is a free informative six-minute introduction to light pollution that can either be streamed online or downloaded onto your computer.
PRESENTATION
DarkSky Basics PowerPoint Presentation
A general dark sky presentation, featuring an overview of the negative effects of light pollution on society and the environment.
SAMPLE LETTER
Talking to Your Neighbours
Have your neighbours installed lighting that shines on your property and leaves you frustrated? We’ve created a sample letter to your neighbour that may help. Be sure to visit our My Neighbour’s Lighting page, too, for more information and suggestions on how to talk to your neighbours about their lighting.
