SKY_July2014.pdf

Saving Our Skies

BERLIN Some 80% of Berlin’s streetlights were destroyed during World War II. The city was divided after the war and lighting was rebuilt under dif-

ferent governments. Berlin was reunited in 1989, but this photo shows that the former East Berlin (right) and West Berlin (left) are still marked by their

differing streetlights. Orange high-pressure sodium lights dominate in the East whereas gas lamps are found in the West. The old-style gas lamps may

soon be gone because the city is planning major changes to its lighting.

32 July 2014 sky & telescope