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Milk Way over Palm Beach Headlands

Palm Beach Headland becomes Australia’s first Urban Night Sky Place

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Palm Beach Headland, Australia In an Australian first Palm Beach Headland, located in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, has …

June 25, 2024

Colorful lights projected on a observatory ceiling above a telescope.

Bruneau Dunes becomes Idaho’s third International Dark Sky Park

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Bruneau Dunes State Park, Owyhee County, Southern Idaho, USA Today, Bruneau Dunes State Park was certified as an International …

June 14, 2024

Milky Way over beach scene.

From the beach to the seafloor, light pollution interferes with marine life

Effects of light pollution

For World Oceans Day (June 8, 2024), we’d like to discuss the growing threat of light pollution to marine …

June 8, 2024

Red rock cliffs give way to city lights with the Milky Way overhead.

Moab joins Castle Valley and area parks becoming the densest area of Dark Sky Places in the world

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Moab, Utah The City of Moab is now an International Dark Sky Community, as designated by DarkSky International (DarkSky). …

June 6, 2024

Nightscape #116 · June 2024

Nightscape magazine

We are delighted to bring you the digital version of the June 2024 Nightscape magazine. In this issue: You …

June 5, 2024

Satellite antenna array under the Milky Way

Artificial Light at Night: State of the Science 2024

DarkSky Updates

by John Barentine Dark Sky Consulting, LLC As more people become increasingly aware of light pollution, accessible scientific information …

June 4, 2024

Image of beach and town along the South Australian coast.

Carrickalinga becomes Australia’s first International Dark Sky Community

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South Australia, Australia Carrickalinga, a small coastal town on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia, has been certified as …

May 30, 2024

View of Milky Way over mountains.

International Dark Sky Places Program Advocacy 2023

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An International Dark Sky Place (IDSP) aims to encourage communities and protected areas…

May 15, 2024

The Aurora Australis, Milky Way core and zodiacal light as seen from Kawarau Gibbston Dark Sky Park.

Kawarau Gibbston becomes the seventh International Dark Sky Place in Aotearoa/New Zealand

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Queenstown-Lakes District of Otago, New Zealand DarkSky International certified Kawarau Gibbston as an International Dark Sky Park (IDSP).

May 8, 2024

Banner image of proclamations from IDSW 24

International Dark Sky Week 2024: Stories and Highlights

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International Dark Sky Week 2024 (IDSW) was a tremendous success! From the dozens of news articles published in major …

April 23, 2024

Panoramic view of the Milky Way from within the Beaver Island State Wildlife Research Area Dark Sky Sanctuary.

Beaver Island State Wildlife Research Area certified as Michigan’s first International Dark Sky Sanctuary

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Beaver Island, Michigan DarkSky International has formally recognized the Michigan State Wildlife Research Area on Beaver Island as an …

April 8, 2024

Arial photograph of Mondoe, a flat green island surrounded by sea.

The Danish island of Mandø becomes Denmark’s fourth International Dark Sky Place

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Mandø, Denmark When night falls on Mandø, it becomes truly special. The darkness is overwhelming on the island between …

March 14, 2024