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Cottonwood, Arizona Designated as International Dark Sky Community

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MEDIA RELEASE City of Cottonwood 827 North Main Street Cottonwood, Arizona 86326 (928) 634-5526 COTTONWOOD, Arizona (December 5, 2019) …

December 5, 2019

NIGHTSCAPE: IDA 2018 Annual Report Published

DarkSky Updates

The International Dark-Sky Association’s 2018 Annual Report has been published and is available to view and download here. The …

November 27, 2019

Carpe noctem: Efforts to protect the dark in Serbia

Monthly Star

Dajana Bjelajac, a Ph.D. student at the University of Novi Sad in Serbia, is passionate about fighting light pollution …

November 27, 2019

Vrani Kamen (Croatia) Designated as International Dark Sky Park

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PRESS RELEASE It is our great honour and pleasure to announce that Vrani kamen park has become the first …

November 20, 2019

NIGHTS OVER TUCSON: How the Tucson, Arizona, LED Conversion Improved the Quality of the Night

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Can a lighting retrofit in a growing metropolitan city save energy, maintain safety standards, and protect the starry night …

November 14, 2019

South Australia’s River Murray Designated First International Dark Sky Reserve in Australia

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The River Murray region today received its status as the first International Dark Sky Reserve in Australia, only the …

November 7, 2019

Looking Up! Inspires Artistic Exploration of the Night Sky

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Guest post by IDA member, Jim Altenstadter One year ago, I attended the Annual General Meeting of the International …

October 30, 2019

Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge named first-ever IDA Urban Night Sky Place

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The International Dark-Sky Association is pleased to announce the certification of Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge as the …

October 25, 2019

Our Work to Protect the Night is a Global Effort

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Three major events in October and November connect the worldwide movement to protect the night from light pollution. The …

October 19, 2019

Cranborne Chase, UK, Designated as International Dark Sky Reserve

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PRESS RELEASE New UK International Dark-Sky Reserve designated today Cranborne Chase becomes the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty …

October 17, 2019

Sahuarita Town Council Receives Certificate of Recognition from International Dark-Sky Association

Press release

Sahuarita, AZ – The Sahuarita Town Council was recognized yesterday evening by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) for Innovation …

October 15, 2019

European Symposium Inclusiveness Bursary Award Announced

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Earlier in the year, IDA announced an Inclusiveness Bursary Award to help promote broad European participation in the European …

October 11, 2019