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Over The Back Fence

As many of you know, my late husband, John, was an avid amateur astronomer. One of the reasons we moved from Toronto to Buckhorn in 2000 was to get away from the light pollution in the city so John could pursue his hobby.

He built the Buckhorn Observatory on our property north of Buckhorn and it became quite the tourist attraction. And on those nights when he didn’t have any guests at the observatory, he and I would take time together at the telescope, or just sit on deck chairs in the driveway, to gaze at the multitude of stars.

Over the years, we watched as the invasion of light pollution crept along the southern horizon. Lights from Peterborough, and beyond, were creating a haze of light over the darkness, sometimes obliterating constellations and planets.

Light pollution abatement was one of John’s pet projects. He made presentations to township and city councils with facts and figures about how much could be saved by changing

Cover: - Bobcaygeon Curling Club out existing streetlights in favour of cutoff lights. The City of Calgary was his favourite example, where they saved millions of dollars over the years in electricity costs by installing shielded lights on their streetlights. The added benefit was that the light would be directed to where it was supposed to go ... down! No use wasting it by sending the light upward into nothing. Makes sense, right? editor@thepromoter.ca

There is also a residential application for this, too. When you’re installing lights around your home and cottage, think about where the light should be going. Other than aesthetics, why light up your trees? Research has shown that some of those lights can even have a negative impact on the critters who only come out in the dark or need protection of the darkness to live.

Now that John is gone (and probably has a greater view of the night sky), some nights I sit on the deck and look up. I find a connection with him, knowing we’re both looking at the same sky. Let’s try to preserve it.