What We Learned This Week: LED Lights Are Obscuring the Night Sky
Above: from Zach Doehler
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In recent years, cities, towns and small communities across the world replaced orange-tinged high-pressure sodium bulbs with more energy-efficient, whiter and brighter LED lights. The new lamps consume up to 90 percent less energy and can last up to 25 times longer than traditional incandescent …