{"id":17137,"date":"2022-11-21T17:30:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T23:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=17137"},"modified":"2022-11-24T04:05:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T10:05:28","slug":"luxors-sky-beam-attracts-a-lot-more-than-just-casino-goers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/luxors-sky-beam-attracts-a-lot-more-than-just-casino-goers\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxor’s Sky Beam Attracts A Lot More Than Just Casino-goers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Unveiled during the early 1990s, Luxor Las Vegas swiftly became an iconic part of the Strip thanks to its instantly recognizable pyramid shape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The building even stood as the tallest casino on the strip, although it\u2019s since lost this title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it wasn\u2019t just the size and shape of the building that made the Luxor so widely loved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, it was thanks to the Luxor sky beam, an incredibly\nbright beam of light that shoots from the tip of the pyramid into the sky above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Often called the world\u2019s brightest light, the sky beam has drawn people from all over the world to come and see it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Luxor's
Image: Twitter\/LuxorLV<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But it isn\u2019t just humans that the sky beam attracts\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sky Beam Has<\/strong> Created\nIts Very Own Ecosystem<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Anyone that has ever gone camping will know that bright\nlights attract bugs, moths in particular. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the brightest light in the world, it should come as no surprise that the Luxor sky beam attracts bugs in their thousands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The massive swarms of flying critters are mostly sphinx moths,\nwhich Luxor staff have reported to give the beam a golden glow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With so many bugs in one place it was only a matter of time before\nthey attracted Nevada\u2019s hungry bat population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now there are so many bats in the air that tourists end up mistaking them for UFOs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
Image: Tracy Byrnes\/Flickr<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Owls, who as nocturnal hunters must be rather confused by the bright lights of Las Vegas in general, are natural predators for bats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, owls have also descended on the sky beam, getting their own feast, and adding even more UFO fever when they are caught in the light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Bugs
Image: Tracy Byrnes\/Flickr<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In 2019, there was even a swarm of migrating grasshoppers<\/a> in Vegas that also added to the Luxor sky beam\u2019s ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Grasshopper
Image: Twitter\/TheBrittWithAnI<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Of course, all these flying creatures can cause problems if they manage to get into the lights themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If they land on the actual lamp, they instantly cook and can cause the glass to crack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No wonder the staff at the Luxor keep all the windows closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Bright Is The Sky Beam?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The sky beam is a 42.3 billion candela tunnel of light. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To put that into perspective, the beam thrown by a modern lighthouse is equivalent to about 1 million candela. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, the Luxor sky beam is brighter than 42,000 lighthouses combined<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So bright is the sky beam that on a clear night it is visible\nfrom 275 miles away<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people wrongly believe that the beam is made by a single\ngiant flood light, plugged into the top of the Luxor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, the light is powered by 39 xenon lights with 7,000-watt bulbs <\/strong>that you certainly can\u2019t pick up at your local store.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Luxor's
Image: FYPhysics!\/Tumblr<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The beams from these different lights are then combined using a number of mirrors to create the sky beam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of the heat from the lamps and mirrors, workers can\u2019t\ndo any maintenance on the setup while the system is on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Temperatures have been measured at 500 degrees Fahrenheit <\/strong>just above the surface of the lamp, while the workers\u2019 platform 25 feet above the lights hits 300 degrees <\/strong>when the lights are on.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sky beam is known as the brightest light on Earth, but it has actually been dimmed <\/strong>since it was first turned on in 1993. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an effort to save energy and money, only half of the lamps are used every night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Light So Bright It\u2019s Used By Pilots<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For the most part, aeronautical equipment is so advanced that pilots do very little manual navigation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But sometimes, aviation requires pilots to figure out where they are, which is why they use literal landmarks to find their way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These could be skylines or natural formations, but one of the\nmost popular throughout the southwest of the United States is the sky beam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because it\u2019s visible from so far away, pilots can use the beam of light as a means of orientation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus, it is fun to point out to passengers flying in the area at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite being extremely bright, the Luxor sky beam can’t be seen from space<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is because, at that distance, all the lights of the Las Vegas strip blend together, meaning that picking it out with the naked eye is impossible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, special cameras can just about manage it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Las
Las Vegas at night. [Image: Earth Observatory\/Nasa]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Sky Beam<\/strong>‘s Running Costs <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Back in 1993, it reportedly cost the hotel $1 million per year to keep\nthe massive light on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, with the Luxor now only using half the lights,\nthey\u2019re saving quite a bit of energy as well as money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No one knows exactly how much energy or money this effort saves, but the last numbers available suggest that the sky beam costs $51 per hour<\/strong> to run. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shortest nights are the cheapest, which means a month\nlike July would cost the least to run the sky beam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With an estimated 300 hours of darkness in July in Las Vegas, the hotel spends about $15,300<\/strong> to keep the sky beam on, going up to $22,700<\/strong> during the darker months of the year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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