How Seeing the Stars Will Save You Money
Date: Sat, March 21st 2009Additional Time Info: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Montgomery College Planetarium
How Seeing the Stars Will Save You Money and possiblely save your life and certainly make your life more enjoyable
Seeing the Light of Day from the Washingtonpost.com Tuesday, October 30, 2007.
Lights at Night Are Linked to Breast Cancer: Study Bolsters Theory About Interference With Production of Key Hormone, By Rick Weiss Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, February 20, 2008; Page A04
Artificial lighting in the industrialized world: circadian disruption and breast cancer Cancer Causes Control (2006) 17:501–507 Richard G. Stevens
LIGHT AT NIGHT CO-DISTRIBUTES WITH INCIDENT BREAST BUT NOT LUNG CANCER IN THE FEMALE POPULATION OF ISRAEL in Chronobiology International, 25(1): 65–81, (2008) by Itai Kloog, Abraham Haim, Richard G. Stevens, Micha Barchana, and Boris A. Port
University of Hawaii Light Pollution Thief of our Night Sky
City Swapping Out Light Bulbs for LEDs from CCN, Friday, October 19, 2007.
IDA, International DarkSky Association
Wikipedia article on Melatonin
Wikipedia article on Melanopsin
Wikipedia article on Light Pollution
PowerPoint presentation used in the planetarium on March 22, 2008.
Outdoor Lighting Standards Established Bill No. 4-07.pdf, not yet passed as far as I can see.
Zoning Text Admentment in Montgomery County 07-01.pdf, not yet passed as far as I can see.
"Testimony on Bill No. 4-07, Outdoor Lighting Standards-Established, and Zoing Text Admendment No. 07-01, Concerning: Outdoor Lighting Standards March 20, 2007 1:30PM by Dr. Harold Williams" a Microsoft Word doc file.
Montgomery College's Planetarium home page
Web page by Dr. Harold Alden Williams.