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Light Pollution and Dark-Sky Laws
Written by Northern Lights   
March 16, 2008
Amateur astronomers, hobby stargazers and just about anyone who enjoys looking up at the Milky Way has been affected by the intrusion of bright ambient lighting. Professional astronomers have it worse, of course. Their high-powered Earth-bound telescopes are extremely sensitive to ambient light. Although space astronomy has received lots of attention recently, there is much research that can only be performed using Earth-bound telescopes.
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Dark-Sky Laws - State Laws
ArizonaArizona Laws > Title 34 > Chapter 4 > Article 5 - Lighting Standards for State
Arizona Laws > Title 49 > Chapter 7 - Light Pollution
OhioOhio Code > Title 5 > Chapter 515 - Lighting
TexasTexas Codes > Health and Safety Code > Title 5 > Subtitle F - Light Pollution

 
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 Outdoor light fixtures must be shielded
 
 No state law
 
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