Is the campaign for dark skies finally having an impact?
This morning we had a leaflet from Southern Electric informing us that our street lights and those around Leeds are going to be replaced. This in itself, isn’t all that interesting, it’s the type of light fitting they’ll be using on the new lamp posts that is.
older designs which throw light in all directions, do not meet modern illumination standards.
Hopefully they’ll not be just doing the minimum to meet the current lighting standards, but going all the way with full cut off lighting. Across the entire of Leeds, this could have a pretty dramatic effect on the amount of light pollution and see the return of dark skies. Hopefully neighbouring cities will follow suit.
I’ve a keen interest in Astronomy, so any moves which reduce the amount of light polution, are welcomed. Although sods law will probably result in the location of the new lamp posts directly overlooking where I setup my scope 
