August 2024: Checking the Box!

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Host Bill McGeeney is joined by Betty Buckley who made this great film, the Stars at Night and by Leo Smith, who is now starting up a new Coalition to Reduce Light Pollution!
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Bill's Picks:

• Will a former landfill become PA's next stargazing mecca?, Tanisha Thomas, Spotlight PA.
  
• Astronomy tourism business ready to fight Hydrostor's billion-dollar Broken Hill renewable energy project, Grace Atta, Oliver Brown and Andrew Schmidt, Australian Broadcasting Network.
  
  
• Where can I place outdoor lights? The laws you need to know to avoid 'light trespass', Alex David, Homes and Gardens.
  
• Important garden light rules that should not be ignored but are often overlooked, Jayne Thomson, Birmingham Live.
  
• Palm Beach Headland Has Been Officially Named Australia's First Urban Dark Sky Place, Maxim Boon, Concrete Playground.

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1. August 2024: Checking the Box! (00:00:00)

2. Coalition to Reduce Light Pollution (00:10:08)

3. Drone Shows vs Fireworks (00:16:40)

4. Balancing Astrotourism and Renewable Energy (00:26:06)

5. Proper Use of Landscape Lighting (00:40:45)

6. Landscape Lighting Regulations and Safety (00:47:59)