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• GLOBE at Night - An international citizen scientist project to measure the degree of light pollution all around the world using the human eye. Contains star charts corresponding to different light pollution levels, and allows visitors to download a map of past observations in their area.
• International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) - A non-profit member organization that teaches others how to preserve the night sky through factsheets, law references, pictures, and web resources.
• 9th European Symposium for the Protection of the Night Sky - Videos of the scientific presentations from the symposium that took place in Armagh, Ireland in 2009.
• Atlas of World Light Pollution - A comprehensive atlas of satellite images and artificially created maps of different light pollution measurements covering the globe.
• City of Santa Rosa Street Light Reduction Program - Describes how the city is saving money and reducing carbon footprint by turning off unnecessary streetlights. Explains the criteria and techniques for lamp selection, and lists telephone contacts.
• Conference on the Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting - Comprehensive information about a conference on ecological effects which took place in February 2002 including abstracts and references on the topic.
• Dark Skies Northwest - News, video, slide-shows and images. Includes outdoor lighting codes, mailing list subscriptions, member information and links to further regional information.
• Dark Skies for Northern Ireland - Explains the problem in Northern Ireland with photographs; maps of its extent, and information on its effect on residents and crime. Includes a message board, help on installing friendlier lighting fixtures, links and correspondence on regulation with a local MP.
• Dark Sky Finder - An overlay of a light pollution map on the Google map of North America. Also lists hundreds of possible observing sites.
• Edmonton Area Light Pollution Awareness and Abatement - Explanatory information, links, news, photographs, a mailing list, FAQs and personal stories from this region of Canada.
• Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP) - Information on how light pollution affects birds, and what steps must be taken to save the lives of birds by reducing lighting.
• Hawaiian Astronomical Society: Why You Can't See the Stars - Features links and information on light pollution relevant to Hawaii.
• Huachuca Astronomy Club (HAC) - News and information on lighting ordinances in Southeast Arizona.
• IYA Lightmeter wiki - Information about the International Year of Astronomy light meter in a wiki format.
• Illinois Coalition for Responsible Outdoor Lighting - Illinois organization serving to promote responsible outdoor lighting. Includes a very large collection of light pollution links.
• International Astronomical Union Working Group on Light Pollution - Explains how the working group is helping to combat the problem at the moment and how anyone can help. Also includes various links and general information.
• Irish Light Pollution Awareness Campaign - Aimed at improving the quality of exterior lighting in Ireland and reducing light pollution.
• Izera Dark-Sky Park - Czech-Polish project for defeating darkness in the Izera Mountains. Features information about light pollution, darkness conservation, darkness of the Izera Mountains, events and press releases.
• Light Pollution Awareness Group (LPAG), Malta - Explains how light pollution can and is been controlled in Malta. Lots of links. LPAG is a part of The Astronomical Society Of Malta.
• Light Pollution Fact Sheet - A basic fact sheet on light pollution, with terms explained in layman's language. Provided by the Prairie Astronomy Club.
• Light Pollution Literature - Up to date bibliography of research on light pollution and animal responses to light. Includes links to many journal articles.
• Light Pollution Monitoring Network powered by GADS (Italy) - Provides data taken worldwide with Sky Quality Meters, and contains instructions for users that want to join the network.
• Light Pollution Report by Petteri Teikari - A pdf document that summarizes definitions, legislation, modeling, and environmental effects of light pollution [PDF]
• Light Pollution and the Palomar Observatory - Discussion of light pollution from an astronomy perspective, with many links.
• LightPollution.org.uk - Discusses effects of light pollution on the environment and contains articles and links to news items.
• Lighting in the Countryside: Towards Good Practice - Comprehensive online UK Government publication outlining the government's policy on the issue. Also a good general introduction to the problem.
• Michigan Darksky Association - Explains the problem, and has pictures, news, local legislation and a message board specific to Michigan.
• Midwest Citizens for Responsible Outdoor Lighting - Information about lighting regulations in the Midwest USA, with many links including a very large bibliography of papers related to the biological impact of light at night.
• Minnesota Astronomical Society: Light Pollution - A light-pollution map of Minnesota, a news story about local light pollution and information about what can be done locally.
• NOAA DMSP homepage - Provides information about the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, including yearly global light pollution measurement data which can be downloaded
• New England Light Pollution Advisory Group (NELPAG) - Everything to do with the problem in New England. Lots of links. Includes information on how to subscribe to the NELPAG forum.
• New Hampshire Citizens for Responsible Lighting (NHCRL) - Includes local information relevant to New Hampshire and NHCRL newsletters. Minimal web content.
• New Jersey Astronomical Association: Light Pollution - A short explanation of the problem.
• North Carolina IDA (NCIDA) - Includes images, information and local legislation relevant to North Carolina.
• Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council (POLC) - Comprehensive information on the latest lighting situation in Pennsylvania with pictures, links, and guidance on how anyone can help. Home of Pennsylvanians for an Outdoor Lighting Control Act (POLCA).
• Quality Outdoor Lighting - Good and bad lighting practices are demonstrated using photos of lighting installations, along with descriptive text.
• Rate Your Skyglow - Visual Observing - A guide for comparing skyglow observations to the Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness
• Rose City Astronomers: Oregon Dark Skies - Includes a information about the effects of light pollution and local darksky sites.
• Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) Light Pollution Abatement Program (LPAP) - Describes the program, and contains information about Canadian dark sky parks in both urban and pristine areas.
• Santa Clara Valley Lighting & Lick Observatory - Offers lighting suggestions for Santa Clara Valley to preserve the observing capabilities of Lick. Includes a primer on light pollution and astronomy.
• Sensible and Efficient Lighting to Enhance the Night-time Environment (SELENE), New York - SELENE is working to eliminate inappropriate lighting in New York. Extensive website with facts and information about helping to fight for better lighting legislation in the city.
• Sky Quality Protection Technical Office of the Canaries - Includes pictures and animations, and information on full-cut-off lighting, technical specifications, energy efficiency, and other forms of astronomical pollution, as well as the applicable laws in the Canary islands.
• Sky and Telescope - Saving Dark Skies - Various articles about light pollution including one on the history of the problem, one on rating the darkness of your sky, one on how astronomers can do more to help reduce light pollution and one on good lighting fixtures.
• Skyglow across the Great Lakes - Four Images of sky glow from both sides of Lake Michigan in the USA.
• Soltactics - Soltactics is a commercial site that sells a shuttered skylight. It is designed to close at night to eliminate the light pollution radiated upwards by traditional skylights.
• Starlight Initiative - Organizers of the international "Starlight" conference series. Includes links to the conference materials and information about their initiative.
• Sydney Outdoor Lighting Improvement Society [SOLIS] - Includes a range of general information about how anyone can improve their outdoor lighting, as well as information on how the group is combating the problem in Sydney.
• Texas Dark Sky Association - Latest news on the abatement of light pollution in Texas and advice on what citizens can do.
• The Campaign for Dark Skies - Information about light pollution by the anti light pollution campaign of the British Astronomical Association.
• The Croydon Astronomical Society: Light Pollution - Information about the problem in Croydon.
• The Fraser Valley Astronomers' Society - A local astronomy site with comprehensive information about the local darksky park including directions; as well as videos on the problem, and information about its effects on health and astronomy.
• Understanding, Assessing and Resolving Light-Pollution Problems on Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches - Comprehensive report by the Florida Marine Research Institute into the effects on turtles with relevant lighting specifications to be implemented near nesting sites.
• University Lowbrow Astronomers: Light Pollution Issues - Information and links relevant to South-East Michigan, United States. Covers local regulation.
• Utah Skies: Light Pollution - Includes information on good and bad light fixtures, hidden costs and health risks with pictures and links.
• Verlust der Nacht - An interdisciplinary research project in Germany that considers light pollution from technical, social, ecological, and health perspectives.
• Virginia Outdoor Lighting Taskforce (VOLT) - Promotes the use of safe and efficient outdoor lighting. Comprehensive website with everything there is to know on the problem in Virginia and the latest on VOLT's campaign for better lighting ordinances.

Random Indian Recipes:-

• Egg Kheema
  Grate eggs and chop onion,tomato and coriander leaves. Heat butter in a pan and add chopped onion and saute it till golden brown. Add green chilly ginger garlic paste,mirchi powder,dhania jeera powder, garam masala powder,turmeric powder and saute for few seconds. Now add chopped tomatoes and salt. saute it till oil seperates. Lastly add grated eggs and chopped coriander leaves to it and stir it for 5 minutes on low flame. Egg kheema is ready. ...
  
  
• Undhiyo
  Mix all above muthia ingredients in a bowl and knead dough without using water. Make small balls and deep fry in oil till golden and keep aside. Make pieces of all vegetables. Mix all masala ingredient and apply to chopped vegetables. In a cooker heat one bowl oil and fry whole red chilly.ajwain and hing. Now pour all vegetables in tadka and fry again for 2-3 min. Add 1-2 cup of water and cover the cooker. Allow to cook on low flame for 30-40 min. Allow cooker to cool. Now add fried muthias and mix well. Undhiyo is ready.
  
  
• Paanipuri ki puri
  In a big bowl take maida,rava,salt and 2 tbsp oil and knead a dough using little water. The dough should be hard. Cover the bowl and put in a refrigerator for 2 hrs. After 2 hrs make small balls and roll out small puris very thinly. You may roll out big thin chapati and then cut small puris with...
  
  
• Shahi Navaratan kurma
  Boil all vegetables in a cooker. Heat oil in a pan and fry onions till golden brown. Now add ginger-garlic paste and fry till oil seperates. Add turmeric powder,chilli powder,coriander powder, garam masala powder and salt. Fry for 2-3 minutes. Now add tomato puree and Stir well and cook the mixture for 2-3 minutes. Add dry fruits. Add milk and Bring it to boil. Reduce the heat and cook until the gravy becomes thick. Add paneer and stir ...
  
  
• Batate Pohe
  First clean poha, wash, drain and keep aside. Cut onions,green chilly and coriander leaves. Make thin pieces of potato. In a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,green chilly and kadipatta. Then add onions and saute it till brown. Now add potato pieces and mix well. Sprinkle water on potato and cover the pan. Allow to cook potato for 2-3 min. Add turmeric powder and salt. Now add poha and mix well. Lastly add sugar,grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves. Cover the pan and allow to cook on ...
  
  
• Baingan ka Bharta
  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place eggplant in pan, cover with foil. Roast until eggplant is soft. After eggplant cools, peel and chop coarsely. Chop onion, green chilly and coriander leaves. In a big bowl mix all ingredients and serve immediately.
  
  
• Pulao
  First clean and wash rice.drain all water and keep aside for 1 hour. Cut vegetables in shape as you want. Grate coconut and extract coconut juice with warm water. In a cooker pan take 4 tbsp ghee or oil. to this add cloves,dalchini and pepper. Then add chopped green chillies and onions .fry till onion is brown in colour. Now add rice and saute it for ...
  
  
• Medu Vada
  Soak urd dal in water for at least 5 hours and grind it without water. Add salt,black pepper powder and beat well to make it light and fluffy. Add chopped coriander leaves,curry leaves and green chilly pieces. Heat oil and Shape the daal mixture into flat rounds and make a hole in the center. Add little rice flour if shape is not forming. Fry first over high heat and then over lower heat till golden brown. Remove the vada out of oil and drain on absorbent paper. Serve hot with green chutney or sambar.
  
  
• Pineapple Jam
  Remove skin and eyes of pineapple and grate it. Add sugar and saffron in pineapple pulp. Put on low flame to boil for 10 min. Lastly add elaichi powder and mix well. Pineapple jam is ready.
  
  
• Kadboli
  In a pan heat butter and add rice flour,maida,Sesame seeds,red chilly powder and salt. Mix well and knead dough using hot water. Cover the dough and keep aside for 40 min. After 40 min knead again and make small balls out of dough. Now make into rope and give kadboli shape. Heat oil in a kadai and fry kadbolis on low flame till dark brown. Allow to cool and store in air-tight container.