Sustainable outdoor lighting system for use in environmentally photo-sensitive area

A method of providing outdoor lighting while minimizing spectral pollution, comprising:

• providing a first light source and a second light source;
• electrically coupling the first light source and the second light source to a control system, wherein the control system is integrated with an imaging system;
• programming the control system to illuminate the first light source in a standby operational mode;
• and
• programming the control system to illuminate both the first light source and the second light source when the imaging system detects a target within an illumination area,
• wherein the first light source is a monochromatic light source producing light with a peak wavelength of about 580 nm or above, and wherein the second light source is a polychromatic light source, and
• wherein illumination of both the first light source and the second light source produces a white light.

A method of providing outdoor lighting while minimizing spectral pollution, comprising:

• providing a first light source and a second light source;
• electrically coupling the first light source and the second light source to a control system, wherein the control system is integrated with an imaging system;
• programming the control system to illuminate the first light source in a standby operational mode;
• programming the control system to illuminate both the first light source and the second light source when the imaging system detects a target within an illumination area;
• and
• programming the control system to illuminate the first light source in a standby operation mode and maintain the second light source un-illuminated, despite the imaging system detecting a target, during an environmentally critical time period;
• wherein illumination of both the first light source and the second light source produces a white light.