Good morning, Earth! An awesome piece of inspiration this morning from Canadian Colonel Chris Hadfield, Commander of the International Space Station. Col. Hadfield took a photo of Berlin at night from the ISS (he does this all over the Earth, btw, and they're all awesome), showing an obvious color temperature divide between the higher quality [...]
Read More berlin, canada, Colonel Chris Hadfield, good morning, HID, International Space Station, ISS, Mercury Vapor, Sodium VaporOkay, maybe deathmatch is a little bit much, but Howard Brandston, one of the lighting industries superstars (with over 50 years and 2500+ projects) is certainly not a fan of high pressure sodium light. I just ran across a New Yorker article about Howard Brandston discussing some sodium vapors (and other stuff) on a walking [...]
Read More high pressure sodium, Howard Brandston, HPS, Sodium VaporHave you ever been out shopping for replacement lamps for your home and saw acronyms like HID, HPS, MSR, and HMI? These acronyms refer to lamps that are different than your typical household incandescent with a filament – HID stands for High Intensity Discharge lamp, and refers to lamps that utilize an electric arc to [...]
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