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Rediscovering the Night Sky in Middle Age

Light Pollution

By Guest Writer Suzanne Wright Before moving to Arizona, I lived my entire adult life in the bright lights …

August 27, 2015

How To Start A Local Dark Skies Group

Uncategorized

By Ed Stewart, Dark Skies, Inc., of the Wet Mountain Valley The 2015 designation of the adjacent Colorado towns …

August 26, 2015

Infographics

Resources

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

July 25, 2023

Alberta Town Named First International Dark Sky Community In Canada

Press release

BON ACCORD, Alberta and TUCSON, AZ (12 August 2015) – In the shadow of Alberta’s capital city, the Town …

August 12, 2015

Bon Accord, Alberta

Communities

Canada

The Town of Bon Accord is a municipality of 1,500 residents about 40 kilometers north of downtown Edmonton, Alberta, …

August 12, 2015

Tips For Viewing This Week’s Perseid Meteor Shower

Astronomy

The experience of seeing a ‘shooting’ or ‘falling star’ is familiar to anyone who’s spent an hour our two …

August 11, 2015

Chilean Astronomical Site Becomes World’s First International Dark Sky Sanctuary

Press release

HONOLULU, Hawai’i (9 August 2015) – A sanctuary is a place that invites deep contemplation in a safe and …

August 9, 2015

Gabriela Mistral

Sanctuaries

Chile

The Associated Universities for Research in Astronomy Observatory in Chile is the sole representative of 40 U.S. universities and …

August 9, 2015

How to conduct a night sky quality survey

Resources

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

November 15, 2024

May the Darkest Towns Win!

Uncategorized

Lights are going out in Northern Michigan. On August 11, two competitions will pit neighboring towns in Emmet County …

August 6, 2015

Take Action to Prevent ‘Projecting Change’ in NYC

LEDs

A planned outdoor light projection event this Saturday, August 1, will bathe New York City’s iconic Empire State Building …

July 31, 2015

Glossary

Resources

A glossary of terms used throughout this site to describe lighting and its effects.

May 7, 2025