Arecibo Observatory . ... Transportation will be provided between San Juan Airport (SJU) and the hotels/observatory. Those who wish to use any other airport will need to arrange for their own transportation to/from the observatory or the hotel they are staying in. ... If you need an invitation letter for visa purposes, please email sdss5 (at) naic.edu and we will be glad to provide you with one. ... I will need transportation between the airport and the conference hotels or the site: . ...

... Activity 2: Demonstrating Light Pollution and Shielding . ... Many of us live in a world of urban constellations, unable to see the stellar constellations a moderately dark sky would provide. ... Birds can be disoriented by artificial lights at night. ... With a couple mini light flashlights and a PVC cap, you can illustrate the effects of lighting on our view of the night sky and how simple shielding fixtures can reduce light pollution while at the same time making the lighting more effective. ...

General Information . ... Local Information . ... The city represents great cultural value because in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Kislovodsk as a fashionable spa attracted many musicians, artists, and members of the Russian aristocracy. ... Double room with full pension (breakfast, lunch, dinner) - 2620 rubles per person per night. solnechniy . ... Citizens of most countries need visa to enter the Russian Federation. ... Victor Kornilov, Sternberg Astronomical Institute (chair) . ...

... CASS Diversity Committee . ... Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory . ... Astronomical tools & software . ... CASS . ... Other sponsors include CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS), Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL), the International Centre for Radio-Astronomy Research (ICRAR), the Australian Astronomical Observatory (AAO), SGI, the University of Sydney, Amazon, the ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics (CAASTRO), Microsoft and Universal Shell Programming Laboratory Limited. ...

pre> Battle over California EVs rages, November 16, 1995 -- 11elec20.txt Legislators to Air Board; "Scrap the Electric Car Mandate!" ... 16, 1995--Citing negligible air quality benefits and enormous costs, state legislators joined with air quality experts, economists and tax payer advocates in calling for the repeal of California's electric vehicle (EV) mandate. ... This mandate puts the environmental cart before the technological horse," he concluded. ...

... A non-linear relationship is observed between the sky brightness on clear and overcast nights, with a change in behavior near the rural to urban landuse transition. ... The great variation in skyglow radiance observed from site-to-site and with changing meteorological conditions underlines the need for a long-term international monitoring program. he introduction of artificial light has caused an unprecedented disruption to the nighttime environment over large areas of the Earth. ... Data processing...