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- Mar 1, 2018
- 5 min
How the Firefly Could Help Us
Encouraged by school children, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed Senate Bill 236 designating Pyractomena angulata, also known as...
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- Feb 14, 2018
- 1 min
Mishawaka Removes Excessive Lights
There's good news to report. Mishawaka Utilities is removing nearly half of its streetlights from Beacon Parkway, just off Exit 83 of...
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- Feb 7, 2018
- 3 min
Exceed the NIPSCO Standard
LED streetlights are all the rage because they save money, lessen energy use, last long, and can be aimed judiciously. Yet all LED...
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- Nov 15, 2017
- 4 min
How a Nobel Laureate Changes a Light Bulb
If you are changing your outdoor light bulbs, it's no longer a matter of swapping out the old incandescent bulb with a new one. Take a...
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- Sep 28, 2017
- 2 min
Open Lands, Open Sky
Chikaming Open Lands (COL) will host a night with telescopes under the stars on November 17, 2017, at the Chikaming Township Park and...
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- Aug 27, 2017
- 3 min
Measuring Darkness During Totality
How dark does the sky get during a total solar eclipse? During the 2017 event, I and others used Sky Quality Meters (SQMs) to quantify...