STARS4ALL@CAPSSICommunityWorkshop

IreneCelino– CEFRIEL– irene.celino@cefriel.com– @iricelinoBratislava,September28th2016

AbouttheSTARS4ALLprojectObjective:fightinglightpollution,defendingthe“starsforallcitizens”right,encouragingcitizenstocareandpreserveEuropeanskies’darkness

Consortium:2ICT(UPM,CEFRIEL),1SocialScience(SOTON),2Economy(ECN,ESCPEurope),1Biodiversity(IGB-Berlin),2Astronomy(IAC,UCM)+agrowingsetofexternalactivists

http://www.stars4all.eu/

Fighting…what?Lightpollution?TransitiontoLEDtechnology isgoodforenergysavingbutverydangerousintermsoflightpollution!

Howmanyofyouhaven’tseenanythinglikethisinalongtime(…orever)?

ThisisaviewfromTenerife

Canaryislandshaveaspeciallegislationtoprotectskydarknessatnight

Lightpollution:shouldyoureallycare?

Excessivelightatnighthasanumberofadverseeffects:

§ Diminishednightskyvisibility,becauseoflightscattering(i.e.youcan’tseethestarsanymore,especiallyfromcities)

§ Negativeripercussiononthecircadianclockofhighervertebrates,includinghumans(i.e.youdon’tsleepwellatnight)

§ Interferencewithlifeandreproductionofmanyspecies(e.g.birdsloosingtheirorientationwhilemigratingbecausetheygetconfusedbycitylights)

HowSTARS4ALLisfightinglightpollutionLightPollutionInitiatives…moreonthewebsite @www.stars4all.eu/index.php/lpis/

ProposenewLPIproposalsthroughourcompetition!!!

Expeditionsandbroadcastingofastronomicalevents@http://www.sky-live.tv/

STARS4ALLYouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIYulJmvihMGfRB2SsUkDpQ

HowSTARS4ALLisfightinglightpollution

HowSTARS4ALLisfightinglightpollution§ Photometernetwork§ Gameswithapurpose§ Marketplace§ STARS4ALLFoundation§ Crowdfunding§ QualitySeal§ Hackathons§ Events(todayatALANconference)

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Designanddevelopmentoflow-costphotometerstoallowlightpollutionautonomousmonitoring

GamingapplicationstoengagecitizensinLPIs

(justforyou:previewofNightKnightsgameatgames.stars4all.eu/

nightknights )

ChallengesCreatingawarenessandspreadingthewordisthefirst(easy)step

Butwhatabout:§ changingpeoplebehaviour?§modifyingEuropeanlegislation?§ convincinglightingindustry?§…§makeourworldmoresustainable?

Thanks foryour attention!

IreneCelinoonbehalf oftheSTARS4ALLconsortium

www.stars4all.eu