The Light Pollution Subcommittee of the Stow Planning Board generally meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 7 p.m. in Town Building. The public is welcome to attend.
Meetings are currently scheduled in 2007 for May 2. Town meeting is scheduled for May 7, May 8, and May 9 if needed. See the message board outside Town building for up-to-date meeting notices.
A separate page contains information on fixtures and where to find them.
A separate page contains recommendations for lighting-related mitigating conditions and good outdoor lighting practice.
The committee has taken both ground and aerial (August 31, 2003) photographs.
Selected aerial images of Stow have been organized for easier viewing. An image of the plaza (7744) appeared in the September 26, 2003 edition of "The Stow Paper".
Other subalbums have pictures of Maynard, Bolton, Hudson and Marlboro. Many of these are somewhat or even extremely blurry, but they are still useful for identifying lights that shine up into the sky. The aerial images were taken on August 31, 2003 from about 8:19 pm to 8:40 pm.
The site also has images of fixtures and committee activities.
One member wrote a lighting terminology guide.
International Dark-Sky Association
New England Light Pollution Advisory Group
NEW HAMPSHIRE CITIZENS for RESPONSIBLE LIGHTING (NHCRL)MCI Shirley causes much light pollution, but a new prison in Springfield, Vermont has low-pollution lighting.
This section is merely a collection of links to pages that may be interesting.
DMSP mosaic Another DMSP mosaic