About DarkSky

What we do

What we do

Founded as the International Dark-Sky Association in 1988, DarkSky is the globally recognized authority on light pollution issues and …

April 25, 2026

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DarkSky’s policies regarding cookies, credit card use, email privacy, and more. Learn more DarkSky’s website terms of use, covering …

July 28, 2023

International Dark-Sky Association and Globe at Night encourage public to ‘Love the Stars’ in February 2023

Press release

This February, Globe at Night, in partnership with the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), is inviting people to participate in …

January 30, 2023

Nuevo estudio resalta la necesidad de tomar acciones urgentes para revertir el acelerado crecimiento de la contaminación lumínica

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Traducido por Fernando Avila. To read this post in English, click here. Un nuevo estudio publicado en la revista …

January 25, 2023

Request for support for a petition to reduce light pollution at night in New Zealand

Guest Writer

The following is a guest post by Nalayini Brito-Davies, Vice President of the IDA Board of Directors. As with …

January 24, 2023

New study highlights the need for urgent action to reverse runaway light pollution

Light Pollution

To read this post in Spanish, click here. (Para leer esta publicación en español, haga clic aquí.) A new …

January 19, 2023

Globe at Night 2023: Can you see the stars?

Astronomy

Every year, the Globe at Night international community science campaign, a program of NSF’s NOIRLab, raises awareness about the …

January 4, 2023

Nightscape

Resources

Nightscape, our award-winning quarterly publication, provides current news about DarkSky and night sky protection, as well as in-depth articles …

September 8, 2026

Nightscape #110 · December 2022

Nightscape magazine

We are delighted to bring you the digital version of the December 2022 Nightscape magazine, which includes: You can …

December 10, 2022

Nocturnal conservation and Dark Sky Places

What we do

Conservation is the care and protection of precious resources so that they can persist for future generations. DarkSky recognizes …

July 26, 2023

Turning teens on to dark sky advocacy

Chapters

The following is a guest post by Rachele Rosi-Kessel, a member of DarkSky Massachusetts and a Boston resident. In …

October 6, 2022

International Dark-Sky Association Aims to Raise Awareness About Light Pollution by Hosting Third Annual Capture the Dark Photography Contest

Press release

The International Dark-Sky Association is pleased to announce that the third annual Capture the Dark Photography Contest is open …

June 23, 2022