Bortle Scale

The Bortle dark-sky scale is a measurement of light pollution based on the visibility of the night sky. It spans a range of classifications from 1 to 9, 1 being a perfectly clear dark sky with the Milky Way shining, 9 being an inner-city level light polluted sky. Northampton is classified as a 5.8.

Smith Lights

5 Best Principles of Good Lighting:

• Shielded

• Dim

• Warm-Toned

• Motion-detected

• Necessary

Our class has also made a catalog of Smith & Northampton lights! Find it here