Why It's So Bright at Night? Recent Chris Beckett Triumph!

About this episode

Bill McGeeney interviews Chris Beckett about his experience with an exceptionally bright light affecting his observatory.

In this episode, Bill McGeeney interviews Chris Beckett of the Actual Astronomy Podcast. One day, he discovered a new sun glaring directly toward his observatory. This is the story of how he worked to bring sanity back to his nighttime environment. THE PROBLEM Chris Beckett discovered an exceptionally bright light only about 2km from his Saskatchewan observatory. It was orders of magnitude brighter than typical outdoor lighting and nearly rendered his observatory unusable. THE SO...

People in this episode

Host: Bill McGeeney

Guest: Chris Beckett

Topics covered

• light pollution
• astronomy
• nighttime environment
• outdoor lighting
• interview

Keywords

• light pollution
• astronomy
• nighttime
• outdoor lighting
• Saskatchewan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Actual Astronomy Podcast

Places: Saskatchewan

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