Dark Sky Lighting Coming To South Lake Tahoe

Anyone in an urban area who's ever wanted to see something in the night sky is typically frustrated by light pollution.

In the more rural parts of Tahoe, one can find fabulously dark night skies, the better for seeing stars, shooting stars (meteors), planets, and satellites such as the International Space Station.

However, those close to Tahoe towns, South Lake Tahoe, Incline Village, Tahoe City, and Truckee, will struggle to see what they want because even small towns produce too much light that often shines upward.

The new Dark Sky initiatives hope to change that. And South Lake Tahoe is playing its part by converting 200+ pedestrian walkway lights into specialty lights that have a lower color temperature (i.e., not so much blue light), and that shine more light toward the ground and less toward the sky.

The first area converted will be along El Dorado Beach where Highway 50 runs alongside the lake.

Here is a link for more information:

https://www.darksky.org/our-work/lighting/lighting-for-citizens/lighting-basics/

Enjoy the night!