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Floodlight spill light, Sundial Farm, Wentworth
Elevated view of Sundial Farm, Lea Brook Lane, Wentworth, Rotherham.
When the floodlights go on at Sundial farm, (inset upper right) it’s not just the ménage that gets illuminated. Due to a combination of ill designed and directed floodlighting light is able to spill far beyond its intended target.
The main image shows Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society’s observatory dome bathed in spill light - my shadow and that of nearby trees are clearly visible. This is disastrous, not only for the society, but any one who wishes to observe from what is regarded as a dark rural location.
Picture Added on 30 May 2008.

Comments
My god! Anyone would think the lights are on 24/7. They're on for about 2 hours at most in the winter, if that. Get over it!
Added by Anon on 17 December 2009.
Added by Anon on 17 December 2009.
'They're on for about 2 hours at most in the winter'
But that's no reason not to have them aimed properly downwards so they light the place where they're needed, and not areas that don't need it. How much hassle would that really be, after all?
Added by Anon Too on 15 March 2010.
But that's no reason not to have them aimed properly downwards so they light the place where they're needed, and not areas that don't need it. How much hassle would that really be, after all?
Added by Anon Too on 15 March 2010.






Added by Glenn Marsden on 07 October 2009.