The devastating impact of light pollution | Alyn Wallace | TEDxAberystwyth

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  • Опубліковано 10 вер 2024

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  • @DrewTimelapse
    @DrewTimelapse 5 місяців тому +33

    Rest in Peace Alyn! You've left such a positive mark on the community and everyone is so appreciative of your hard work.

  • @abigaildcosta8195
    @abigaildcosta8195 4 роки тому +127

    "Turn the bloody lights off" haha. Well spoken, Alyn. Lovely presentation.

  • @prailmacwan2311
    @prailmacwan2311 5 місяців тому +13

    Watching this again after hearing about his passing. Truly inspirational. Thank you

  • @FilippoMasoni
    @FilippoMasoni 4 роки тому +57

    Such an important topic that we should take a lot more seriously. Thank you Alyn for the great talk!

  • @illsdom6055
    @illsdom6055 3 місяці тому +2

    watching this after Alyn passing away it's truly sad. We've lost an master this field but more important, we've lost a man with big heart. Thanks for all

  • @account4935
    @account4935 5 місяців тому +6

    Rest in peace alyn😢

  • @lw9956
    @lw9956 5 місяців тому +6

    RIP Alyn Wallace you’ll be missed

  • @jefffiles9209
    @jefffiles9209 4 роки тому +87

    Great talk from a master in his field. This should make us all sit up a think!!

    • @ZackWolfMusic
      @ZackWolfMusic 3 роки тому

      He is a master of fake sh!t..

    • @Keenan716
      @Keenan716 3 роки тому +1

      @@ZackWolfMusic what was fake?

    • @ZackWolfMusic
      @ZackWolfMusic 3 роки тому +1

      @@Keenan716 His enhanced images of the milky way using software to make the milky way more brighter with wild colors when it is never not. This channel also has other sh!t like fake images of Nebulas. You believe in this phony baloney sh!t all you like! I not here to change you.

    • @Keenan716
      @Keenan716 3 роки тому +1

      @@ZackWolfMusic It's not fake images you jackass! LMFAO i take images just like these tf? Actually leave the city and see it for yourself you clown!

    • @ZackWolfMusic
      @ZackWolfMusic 3 роки тому

      @@Keenan716 Show me your damn images if it's not fake sh!t. I'm waiting I'm waiting I'm waiting I'm waiting opps you don't have sh!t to show and if you did it would be sh!t quality... GTFOH you clown..

  • @Barkley4680y
    @Barkley4680y 4 місяці тому +2

    Alyn once made a video where he talked about some of his struggles in life and how he found his own personal peace through photography. Having gone through similar things, I found great inspiration in his words which led to me finding my own solace in photography. He genuinely touched my life and will be missed by many.

  • @natejohnston480
    @natejohnston480 4 роки тому +11

    It disgusts me when i see big cities, love it when you are out in total darkness and just the stars

  • @leystra
    @leystra 4 роки тому +30

    Amazing job. Time to shed some more light ironically, to this subject.

  • @joshuarhys1644
    @joshuarhys1644 4 роки тому +16

    Great talk Alyn! I was born in Wales, but never realised how beautiful the night sky could be until I visited Switzerland.

  • @gauravlokhande99
    @gauravlokhande99 4 роки тому +7

    Light pollution is also major issue. We must have to Raise voice against it & try to fix this issue...

  • @MrAdz1991
    @MrAdz1991 4 роки тому +11

    How has this only had just over 3k views!! It's amazing

  • @alisonfairley5444
    @alisonfairley5444 4 роки тому +8

    Only just found this - what a superb presentation and full of facts that I never realised. Im inspired to share this and to forward to local authorities here in Oxfordshire who are right now, installing these LED lamp posts and yes, one right outside my bedroom window - explains a lot! Thank you Alyn.

  • @ashbydav
    @ashbydav 4 роки тому +19

    I find the clinical blue rich LEDS very uninspiring, soul sapping, overly intrusive and artificial looking light. They might be considered safe but they are not very healthy. Nature is not an office block. thanks for the talk dude.

  • @Brent_Official_
    @Brent_Official_ 4 роки тому +6

    Great job.... I'm very lucky where I live.... North Norfolk. Great presentation.

  • @joec.9591
    @joec.9591 4 роки тому +10

    Light - and noise - pollution are extremely destructive, more so than anything else, in my experience.

  • @w-james9277
    @w-james9277 4 роки тому +11

    Also, when it's cloudy the artificial light reflects off of the clouds and makes everything even brighter. You literally see the beams of reflected light from the clouds shining through the gaps in the curtains. Awful!

  • @reallymustgetalife
    @reallymustgetalife 4 роки тому +9

    Thank you for this very informative talk. I never realized the impact of LED light in wildlife.

  • @ayeshamartin_868
    @ayeshamartin_868 5 місяців тому +3

    This TED talk hits differently now he's no longer with us.
    Who will now pick up and carry the torch as photographer and advocate for the preservation of the night skies?

  • @RaysAstrophotography
    @RaysAstrophotography 4 роки тому +12

    Fantastic presentation by the master in this area Alyn!

    • @ZackWolfMusic
      @ZackWolfMusic 3 роки тому

      Allyn is full of sh!t. With his animations..

    • @xaniac2429
      @xaniac2429 3 роки тому

      @@ZackWolfMusic ?

    • @tykingcrystal864
      @tykingcrystal864 3 роки тому

      I'm seeing you everywhere

    • @yb6.
      @yb6. 2 роки тому

      @@ZackWolfMusic you never seen the galaxy then

    • @ZackWolfMusic
      @ZackWolfMusic 2 роки тому

      @@yb6. U never seen the galaxy

  • @EnigMagnum
    @EnigMagnum 3 роки тому +1

    i follow his youtube channel..such a nice guy...
    love his content on astro photography

  • @deepquake9
    @deepquake9 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful. I live in guatemala and we have many areas that are amazing to view the milkyway!

  • @madhavsharma6643
    @madhavsharma6643 3 роки тому +1

    i am an astrophotographer too ... hate light pollution but this was too big and deep dive into disadvantages of light pollution love alyn

  • @KVF6363
    @KVF6363 3 роки тому +1

    So true wen I lived in the city I never saw the stars, when I returned home to the country I was amazed by the bright stars & the milkyway breathtaking

  • @jbairdexp
    @jbairdexp 4 роки тому +5

    Really interesting, eye opening and educational. I hadn't fully appreciated the impact to the night sky from light pollution.

  • @michaelalexander2306
    @michaelalexander2306 3 роки тому +2

    Alyn, I used to live in the middle of Salisbury Plain and we had some very good dark skies. On a clear night you could easily see the Milky Way. The only problem, was like most places in UK whenever there was a major astronomical event, we were clouded out or frozen out, especially during the Winter months. Now I'm retired, I have solved even that problem, no light polution, no cloudy skies, no freezing cold nights - I now live in La Palma in the Canary Islands, tbe World's first Dark Sky reserve.

  • @firdhousr
    @firdhousr 3 роки тому +1

    From the uploading of the video till the date it is just 57 comments mean no body really concern of this topic but many are concerned of the opposite.
    I was interested on this topic as I was living in the desert region after living in a tropical country. I never see a dark sky in the desert region in addition to that street bulbs were glowing even at daytime.
    I was just observing if not have time to do a statistical research to prove that trees are growing well where there is enough darkness and mostly the trees grown on road sides are not growing well. My reasoning was the light pollution and I did not have an opportunity to bring to the notice of concerned personnel to switch off the street light at least for two to four hours (12 - 4) when there will be less traffic on the road. Additionally traffic police movement can arrange to cope with emergency situations.

  • @raghavchaudhary5748
    @raghavchaudhary5748 3 роки тому +5

    The irony is that the blue LED is a Nobel Prize winning invention.

    • @peterjones6507
      @peterjones6507 3 роки тому +2

      Yes. Another award given by mad scientists to mad scientists. I expect a nomination soon for the inventors of Covid19.

  • @veronica0406
    @veronica0406 4 роки тому +5

    Brilliant Ted Talk! Thank you, Alyn!

  • @marlonlom
    @marlonlom 4 роки тому +4

    Excellent talk.. this is a topic that we will take in mind and seriously

  • @MarcioAussie1
    @MarcioAussie1 4 роки тому +2

    Alyn Wallace, TOP BLOKE 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @cynthiahh5209
    @cynthiahh5209 2 роки тому +1

    Very informative presentation. Helped me a lot with my research paper. Grateful!

  • @MatthewVandeputte
    @MatthewVandeputte 4 роки тому +2

    Such a good talk.

  • @justicewillprevail1106
    @justicewillprevail1106 3 роки тому +2

    I live in NY. I’ve never seen the Milky Way. I rarely see stars. All I see is a grey sky sometimes a dark orange hue.

  • @johnadastra1754
    @johnadastra1754 5 місяців тому +1

    Saddened to hear of the passing of Alyn. Taken from us way too soon!

  • @peterwoolliams1283
    @peterwoolliams1283 4 роки тому +1

    Top job! Keep spreading the word! We just need to get England as dark as Wales.....

    • @peterwoolliams1283
      @peterwoolliams1283 4 роки тому

      Given we are are stuck with the lights we have what are the options? Filters, shields, dimming, part night lighting?

    • @ayjanu
      @ayjanu 4 роки тому

      @@peterwoolliams1283 Shielding the tops and sides of light fixtures is a good start - putting some sort of cone or cylinder over them so that all of the light points towards the ground. Dimming the power helps too - reducing the wattage. Motion sensors for outdoor lights would also help, so that way the lights turn off when they're not needed.

  • @cteyemrdy6927
    @cteyemrdy6927 4 роки тому +4

    Light pollution is a serious problem.

  • @gaetanche
    @gaetanche 4 місяці тому

    Great presentation, very interesting to see.

  • @victorpopukh5451
    @victorpopukh5451 4 роки тому +26

    I’m curious who disliked the video.

  • @krissifadwa
    @krissifadwa 2 роки тому

    He explained this very well.

  • @dominiclester3232
    @dominiclester3232 2 роки тому

    Excellent Alyn! Very clear.

  • @Bee0213
    @Bee0213 4 роки тому +2

    Great job Alyn 👏🏻

  • @iwaslikeZOMG
    @iwaslikeZOMG 4 роки тому +1

    Great talk. Love from NYC

  • @kerimdemir275
    @kerimdemir275 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for your illuminating speech kanka

    • @anitarussum4590
      @anitarussum4590 4 роки тому +1

      Kerim Demir ....what does Kanka mean?

    • @kerimdemir275
      @kerimdemir275 4 роки тому

      @@anitarussum4590 haha. Err, like Buddy, dude, pal in Turkish

  • @Shahaaim
    @Shahaaim 4 роки тому +6

    2:27 holyshit! It would've been nice to actually SEE THAT PICTURE!!!

  • @TheRealSmiTTTen
    @TheRealSmiTTTen 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you!

  • @CookedLight
    @CookedLight 2 роки тому

    Brilliant, very clear evidence 👍🏻

  • @cwalter24
    @cwalter24 4 роки тому +1

    Great job Alyn!!

  • @TheNadders
    @TheNadders 4 роки тому +3

    The transition to LEDs was driven by a cost saving, there will be no cost saving by changing the temperature of the LED so i think sadly this will take a long time to take effect.

  • @a1dreamer
    @a1dreamer 2 роки тому

    Very good presentation 👏🏻 and really important issue.

  • @AstroRoxy
    @AstroRoxy 3 роки тому +1

    Came from ig, I love your images!

    • @seekersaurabh
      @seekersaurabh 3 роки тому

      Didn't thought I would found u here🙂

    • @AstroRoxy
      @AstroRoxy 3 роки тому

      @@seekersaurabh I am everywhere where astro is :)

  • @peter7624
    @peter7624 2 роки тому

    I was in my late 20's before I saw the milky way. Growing up in a big city I could only dream of it. Living in Dorset I can see it most times I go out in the garden, even though I'm in a suburban area. So I'm making up for lost time!

  • @Teacher2Polis2XtraRice
    @Teacher2Polis2XtraRice Рік тому

    Alyn went to dolomites in Italy. It was breathtaking to see his photo

  • @BluegrassBuzzbomb
    @BluegrassBuzzbomb 4 роки тому +1

    Good talk. Had a holiday this year in Ganllwyd (nr Dolgellau). First night was amazing, Milky Way was clearer than Kielder... but rest of week was rain! What was the Berkekley study? Any info on that much appreciated.

  • @DougGrinbergs
    @DougGrinbergs 4 роки тому +4

    8:25 LED revolution causing various problems; blue light scatter has far more negative impacts.

  • @WaterlandFilms
    @WaterlandFilms 4 роки тому

    Very well said.

  • @davidhuth5659
    @davidhuth5659 5 місяців тому +2

    Let's turn off the lights in memory of Alyn.

  • @MayorInCheif
    @MayorInCheif 3 роки тому

    I agree with all of this. If one wants to accomplish the necessary change to human behavior the focus should not really be on sea turtles or bugs, or birds, but on rich folks' children. How does the light pollution negatively effect the children of people who have money? Rich people are not hippies. Rich people control the laws.

  • @godaddy9837
    @godaddy9837 3 місяці тому

    I miss the stars at night. 😢

  • @sohail0305
    @sohail0305 3 роки тому +2

    It's really sad to see the amount of views this video has got.
    Seems no one is concerned about light pollution.🙄

  • @michaellee6578
    @michaellee6578 4 роки тому +2

    I love you

  • @danwray5626
    @danwray5626 4 роки тому

    The number of satellites is already ruining some of my night photos, so light pollution is not the only problem. My backyard is Bortle 4.

  • @moslattara
    @moslattara 2 роки тому

    Why do we need lights after 1 in the morning? Why is that normal?

  • @edwood9984
    @edwood9984 3 роки тому

    I see the milky way every night when it is possible.

  • @ronniefurbs
    @ronniefurbs 3 роки тому +1

    Noise pollution, another environmental problem.

  • @dimitrismitsopoulos4265
    @dimitrismitsopoulos4265 3 роки тому

    From my personal observation from a lonely island of cyclades greece That i saw every night for some years the milky way,I believe that since 1995 that they had put everywhere public light,the clobal system made that because they had problem of the working of artificial intelligence mind control programmes at the period of the nights.Because the space sattelites they didnt had total clear vision of the europe and west population generally.

  • @jorgennorstrom
    @jorgennorstrom 3 роки тому

    i can just drive for 3 minutes to see the milky way

  • @edwood9984
    @edwood9984 3 роки тому

    Artificial light at night males me sick.

  • @Kosovar_Chicken
    @Kosovar_Chicken 3 роки тому

    Let’s just got back to torches man

  • @philadams9254
    @philadams9254 3 роки тому

    It needs to be taxed. It's the only way to solve the problem.

  • @Destiny975_Hollow-Finkelhuben
    @Destiny975_Hollow-Finkelhuben 3 місяці тому

    Money… the damn key to freedom.... if you haven't it, you can basicly not travel, experience, try and buy, you can not really take part in society and you have to do day after day something most likely boring, stressful or just madness .... just to buy enough to live... so you hate almost every day of your life to have the freedom to live.... i dont know... but thats is not what i thought of freedom... and, i have the opportunity to live in germany, with (old, almost broken laptop) internet and broccoli with water, warmth, security, health insurance, friends and family.... but.... when i look up at night .... there are sometimes five or six stars visible.... just because..... advertisement or lightening builings or other bright nonsence.... nothing against streetlights and the useful stuff.... its sad.... i want to see the stars

  • @techiewiskers
    @techiewiskers 3 роки тому

    DONT GO OVERBOARD ON THE REPRODUCTION LOL

  • @gravelking2.071
    @gravelking2.071 3 роки тому

    Welcome to Russia for dark skies) There are lots of Bortle 1 skies close enough to civilization, like 2-3 hours by car.

  • @EpicNovA97
    @EpicNovA97 4 роки тому

    is it really that difficult to not cough? Really starting to wonder

  • @retepnosbig4859
    @retepnosbig4859 3 роки тому

    forget the lights....what about hairstyle pollution?!