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A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article regarding auroral comet and auroral arc.

The article announces the presentation of the Joy Griffiths Award for 2017 to Dan Oakley, granted by Great Britain-based campaign group Commission for Dark Skies.

The article focuses on light pollution of the night sky which has been referred to by astronomers as a dark side to artificial lighting. It says that light pollution has been the subject of Select Committee hearings and parliamentary debates. It mentions that the Campaign for Dark Skies (CfDS) by the British Astronomical Association (BAA) has raised awareness of the effects of poor lighting which wastes money and energy.

Information on the British Astronomical Association (BAA) Campaign for Dark Skies (CfDS) conference on the subject of "Planning, Exterior Lighting and the Environment," held at de Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester, England on April 20, 2012. Topics include the non-astronomical facets of light pollution, the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), and the lean approach to road lighting. The conference featured BAA members including Bob Mizon, James Hale, and Friedel Pas.

Information on several issues discussed at the fourth annual conference of Artificial Light at Night (ALAN), organised by European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania in September 2016, is presented. Topics include the effect of LED lighting, American astronomer and broadcaster Bob King, and awareness of the need for right light.

The article announces that lighting consultant James Paterson has received the 2016 Joy Griffiths Award.

The article reports a satellite photograph of the U.S. taken during night in 2012 displaying a web of high intensity lights illuminating North Dakota, and reveals the destruction of night sky by site lighting and gas flares used in gas and oil wells.

The article reviews the Commission for Dark Skies website related to light pollution, located at www.britastro.org/dark-skies, from the British Astronomical Association (BAA).

The article offers developments related to Campaign for Dark Skies' (CfDS) activities in Great Britain. It mentions that CfDS committee members Bob Mizon and David Paul convened with the officials of the Highway Agency to give a presentation on road-lighting issues in the summer of 2009. In June 2008, Martin Morgan-Taylor, legal advisor of CfDS, become a member of the Board of Directors of the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) and attended the IDA conference in Tucson, Arizona.

The article presents information on the proceedings of the 6th European Dark Skies Symposium that was held at Portsmouth, England, during September 15-16, 2006. The symposium was attended by more than 150 delegates from eleven European countries, the USA and even South Africa. The aim of the symposium was to spread the understanding of the legal and moral issues surrounding light pollution.

The article reports that light pollution is now a subject to the criminal law of statutory nuisance. In the Speech of November 23, 2004 the queen of Great Britain announced that the Government would proceed with the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act, intended to cover a number of issues of increasing public concern. The Act was passed into law in April 2005. This stems from a chain of events over the last three years. The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 makes light nuisance subject to the same criminal law as noise and smells.

The starry sky is, unofficially but indubitably, a site of special scientific interest and an area of outstanding natural beauty, if it can be seen. The British Astronomical Association Campaign for Dark Skies (CIDS) was set up by concerned members in 1989, to counter the ever-growing tide of skyglow which has tainted the night sky over Great Britain since the 1950s. Once caused almost exclusively by poorly aimed streetlamps and building floodlights emitting light above the horizontal, skyglow is nowadays increasingly the result of vastly over-powered, poorly mounted household security lights and literally 'over-the-top' sports lighting. CIDS has grown into a network of 124 volunteer local officers, and several hundred committed supporters, who aim to persuade their local councils and relevant organisations of the benefits of well directed lighting, the motto being, the right amount of light, and only where needed.

Presents the main conclusions and the British government's response to the Parliamentary Science and Technology Select Committee's 'Report on Light Pollution and Astronomy.' Role of the amateur astronomy; Failure of the government to take seriously the energy wasted caused by light pollution; Evidence that light pollution is getting worse; Protection for dark rural areas, national parks and observatories fulfilling an educational role; Declaration of light pollution as a statutory nuisance.

Presents several views on astronomy and geophysics in Great Britain. Lack of continuity in training and employment in the field of research; Consideration of the country as the third worst lighted polluted country in the world; Announcement on the opening of the nomination process for the 2002 Royal Society Michael Faraday Award.

A response from the author of the article requesting dark-sky photos in the August 2015 issue is presented.

The article announces that Don Miles, member of the British Astronomical Association (BAA) Council has received the Commission for Dark Skies (CfDS) Award of Appreciation for 2015.

The article discusses details of a light pollution conference organized on June 10, 2015 at the Julian Study Centre at the University of East Anglia by the Norfolk Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE), which was attended by astronomer Graham Bryant and Bob Mizon.

The article informs that Campaign for Dark Skies of the British Astronomical Association (BAA) has changed its name to the Commission for Dark Skies with a subtitle "Protect the Night."

The article announces the Award of Appreciation received by the team of Ruth Coulthard of the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority, Wales.

The article focuses on the Campaign for Dark Skies of the British Astronomical Association (BAA) featured at the South-West Astronomy Fair held in Devon, England on August 9, 2014 which focuses on the negative impact of over bright light emitting diode (LED) light on the environment and health.

The article reports on the importance of securing dark-sky zones by in Great Britain that includes the promotion of tourism, tranquil and better night environment, and the increase in astronomical research.

The article reports that Pete Lummis, Huntingdonshire District Council's Project Engineer, honored with the 2014 Campaign for Dark Skies' Joy Griffiths Award.

The article offers invitation for British Astronomical Association's (BAA) Campaign for Dark Skies (CfDS) committee membership.

The article offers information regarding the planning applications for the Campaign for Dark Skies (CfDS) of the British Astronomical Association (BAA).

The author explores his views on the need for the British lighting industry to promote star-quality lights that protect the celestial and terrestrial environments. He shares his experience of attending a meeting of Institute of Lighting Professional's Midlands section where general trend in lighting in Great Britain is highlighted. Lightning in Great Britain is expected to achieve optimum performance and star-quality.

The article announces that the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir temple in Leicester, England has received the Good Lighting Award from the British Astronomical Association-Campaign for Dark Skies (BAA-CfDS).

The article announces that lighting engineer and consultant Nigel Pollard was awarded with British Astronomical Association (BAA) Campaign for Dark Skies (DfDS) Joy Griffiths Award in 2011.

The article announces that British Sugar PLC has received the British Astronomical Association (BAA) Campaign for Dark Skies (CfDS) Good Lighting Award from the BAA.

The article announces that proprietors Sarah Langford and Jean-Pierre Kujawa have received the Campaign for Dark Skies (CfDS) Award of Appreciation for the Sentry Mead Hotel from CfDS.

The article presents information on photometrist and astronomer John Fletcher, who operates the Mount Tuffley Observatory in Gloucestershire, England. Fletcher was being disturbed due to obtrusive light from the nearby Pike and Musket pub. He contacted the pub's manager, Rob Coles, who was got the lights removed and replaced with downward-directed types. Fletcher recommended the Pike and Musket for a CfDS Good Lighting Award.

The article identifies the characteristics of the graphic art by Daniel Nixon in his quest for the innovative and creative approach against light pollution in Great Britain in 2009. His commitment as a graphic designer offer him the opportunity to explore and see things differently from others making it easier for him to identify ideas for innovation. His main concern in his designs consider energy consumption and environmental protection due to the growing awareness of people about waste.

The article announces that Newport East Member of Parliament (MP) Jessica Morden and Newport City Council Head of Engineering Brian Kemp have received the Campaign for Dark Skies (CfDS)' Award of Appreciation from the Cardiff Astronomical Society at the National Museum of Whales in Cardiff, Wales.

The article announces that Zeta Solar company has received the Dark Skies' Good Lighting Award from the British Astronomical Association (BAA).

The article presents an obituary for Joy Griffiths, a campaigner for British Astronomical Association's Campaign for Dark Skies.

The article reports on the installation of lighting, supplied by WRTL Exterior Lighting Ltd., in the Newcastle and North Tyneside area, England. This PFI scheme, worth £6 million, will see the replacement of nearly 60,000 streetlamps over the next five years. Arc luminaries being supplied will have emissions that are carefully downward-directed, which should mean a considerable reduction in skyglow, and better visibility of the night sky, in and around the area as the scheme proceeds.

Highlights the fifth annual European Dark-Sky Symposium at the Europlanetarium in Brussels, Belgium from May 29-30, 2005. Attendance of Bob Mizon and David Paul for the British Astronomical Association Campaign for Dark Skies. Meeting of delegates from several European countries joined by International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) members from U.S. and Argentina to compare notes on progress in the fight against light pollution; Presentation of various IDA awards.

The article focuses on the fourth European dark sky symposium held in Paris. About 70 delegates from dark-sky movements in ten European countries and a contingent from the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) came together with environmentalists, biologists, local government officers and lighting professionals, to compare notes on the international dark-skies debate, and to plan for the future. French-Canadian astrophysicist Hubert Reeves chaired the first session. The next European Dark-Sky Symposium will be in Belgium in 2005 April.