We aim to assess the spectral contents and geographical distribution of light pollution generated by public lighting systems.
With the help of citizen scientists we are compiling a database of public observations. All you need to join our project is to take pictures at night using your smartphone with a low cost diffraction grating on top of its camera.
The resulting spectra are classified by comparing them with well known categories so the results can be mapped.
Download epicollect5 application on your phone
Take pictures of different light sources.
Upload your pictures to our database
Turn your smartphone into a scientific instrument to analyze lamps colors and their spectra and join your results with the community.
We are open access
All the results of this project are open and can be downloaded at the epicollect5 webpage.
Several schools are part of this project. Students learn about light pollution and get to participate in an outside the class activity.
Check what teachers are sharing about this experience:
Contact
Professor Jaime Zamorano:
jzamorano@fis.ucm.es
Location:
Facultad de Ciencias Físicas UCM
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