Committee on Light Pollution, Radio Interference, and Space Debris

History: Name changed (January 1988, Austin)

Members: Appointed by the Board of Trustees.

Term: Three years, June - June, from the close of one Annual Members' Meeting to the close of the next Annual Members' Meeting.

Chair: One year, June to June, from the close of one Annual Members' Meeting to the close of the next Annual Members' Meeting.

Charge: Acts as a clearinghouse for information on these topics and, whenever possible, helps those who are attempting to combat the problem.

More Information

Related: Special Session at the 235th AAS meeting — Challenges to Astronomy from Satellites

• The Industrialization of Space (Presentation; Chris Impey, University of Arizona) 
• Mega-Constellations of Satellites and Optical Astronomy (Presentation | Press Briefing; Patrick Seitzer, University of Michigan)
• Radio Astronomy in a New Era of Radiocommunication (Presentation | Press Briefing; Harvey Liszt, National Radio Astronomy Observatory)
• Satellite's Impacts on the General Public (Presentation | Press Briefing; Ruskin Hartley, International Dark-Sky Association)
• Starlink and the Astronomers (Press Briefing; Jeffrey C. Hall, Lowell Observatory)