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Neighborhood-friendly lighting: Model guidance for Homeowners Associations (HOAs)

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Homeowners associations can implement effective community standards for outdoor lighting through covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs).

July 2, 2026

Responsible outdoor lighting is: 1. Useful, 2. Targeted, 3. Low Level, 4. Controlled, and 5. Warm-Colored

Five Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting

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Too often, outdoor electric lighting installations at night are overlit, left on when not needed, and harmful to the …

June 11, 2024

Nighttime activities for families to enjoy together

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These resources are designed to help families explore and appreciate the night together. Whether you’re stepping outside to look …

March 10, 2026

Frequently asked questions

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What is light pollution? What’s a Dark Sky Place? How many are there? When was DarkSky International founded? How …

July 11, 2025

Electronic billboards, electronic message centers

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When most of us think about LED billboards, we imagine ourselves in a bustling urban space like Times Square …

July 23, 2023

Lighting for Industry

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May 2, 2023

New Book Inspires Kids to Explore Night Sky

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Beginning with a list of memories from her own childhood, Joan Marie Galat wrote a book from the perspective …

May 21, 2018

Solutions to light pollution

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Light pollution is harming our environment, wildlife habitats, and our quality of life. All around us, this unintended pollutant …

July 24, 2023

DarkSky outreach materials

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DarkSky Advocates and Members in the U.S. can request free printed materials.

May 19, 2026

2019 International Dark Sky Week

International Dark Sky Week resources

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International Dark Sky Week draws attention to the widespread environmental impacts of light pollution and promotes simple solutions to …

April 3, 2016

Infographics

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Visual methods help people understand the complex issues of light pollution.

July 25, 2023

Two people stand beneath a star-filled sky in the Sonoran Desert, using a red light and field notes to observe and measure night sky conditions. A towering saguaro cactus rises beside them, illustrating community science efforts to monitor and protect natural darkness.

How to conduct a night sky quality survey

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Read this page to learn how to take quantitative and quantitative assessments of night sky quality and track the …

July 5, 2026