{"id":940,"date":"2025-01-20T21:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T21:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mesaanteroacc.org\/?page_id=940"},"modified":"2025-01-20T22:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T22:33:56","slug":"dark-skies-and-home-lighting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mesaanteroacc.org\/index.php\/dark-skies-and-home-lighting\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Skies and Home Lighting"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Dark Skies At Night<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Mesa Antero and the International Dark Sky Association
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We all know Mesa Antero is a special place to live. To keep our night views stunning, the Mesa Antero Architectural Control Committee advocates a dark sky philosophy for homeowners in our neighborhood. We try out best to follow the <\/span>International Dark Sky Places<\/a> program, an independent, third-party review and certification of outstanding dark sky conditions and protection practices. Over 200 places around the world have been certified since 2001.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Principles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>

In 2020, the International Dark-Sky Association partnered with the Illuminating Engineering Society to promote <\/span>five principles for responsible outdoor lighting that meet human needs for <\/span>artificial light at night in outdoor spaces while protecting the integrity of natural nighttime conditions to the greatest practical extent:<\/p>

  1. Use light only if it is needed<\/li>
  2. Direct light so it falls only where it is needed<\/li>
  3. Use light only when it is needed<\/li>
  4. Light only to the brightness needed<\/li>
  5. Minimize blue light to the amount needed<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Definitions<\/h2>

    \u201cFully shielded\u201d means lighting whose design prevents the direct emission of light at angles above the local horizontal. Fully shielded lighting generally consists of lighting products whose light sources (i.e., lamps) are concealed within an opaque housing and whose light emerges such that it is only directed toward the ground.<\/p>

    \u201cCorrelated color temperature\u201d (CCT) means a numerical rating characterizing the color qualities
    of a light source. It is measured in units of kelvins (K). Under U.S. Energy Department rules, CCT must appear on the packaging of all new lighting products sold in the U.S.<\/p>

    \u201cLight trespass\u201d means a condition in which light emitted on one property is directly visible from
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    Guidlines<\/h2>

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    Use light only if it is needed<\/strong><\/h3>