#artificiallightatnight — Public Fediverse posts

Perseids in the Vosges. I spent two nights in the Vosges mountains during the Perseid meteor shower. My new blog post features photos, text, and a soundscape.

https://www.silberspur.de/blogs/read/128

#Perseids #MeteorShower #Meteor #ShootingStars #Vosges #Astrophotography #Nature #Soundscape #artificialLightAtNight #alan #Astronomy #Sky #NightSky #Soundscape #SoundRecording #lightpollution #timelapse

RE: https://scicomm.xyz/@JohnBarentine/117027711546764224

"Special care must also be taken in this newest space race to ensure that we do not end up overrunning Earth orbit and ruining one of Earth’s greatest natural resources for the gain of few."

#space #megaconstelkations #environment #alan #artificiallightatnight #satellite #lightpollution #astronomy #satellites #nightsky

【🎉Latest accepted article】
#ArtificialLightatNight disrupts #NocturnalPollination of alpine plants with species-specific effects

#AlpineMeadow | #AutonomousSelfing | #PollenDeposition

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtag160

OnlineFirst - "The illusion of control: Do we need dark infrastructures to address light pollution?" by Samuel Challéat, Johan Milian, Hélène Foglar, David Loose, Kévin Barré, Magalie Franchomme, and Laurent Godet:

#LightPollution
#ArtificialLightAtNight
#ALAN
#NightEcology
#EnvironmentalGovernance
#Conservation
#PoliticalEcology
#STS
#Biodiversity
#DarkInfrastructure

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/25148486261456981

Satellite Imagery Reveals Increasing Volatility In Human Night-Time Activity
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10260-w <-- shared paper
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https://ee-downloading.projects.earthengine.app/view/alan-change <-- shared associated web map
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/18/earth-brightness-study <-- shared technical media article
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https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5634/ <-- shared NASA technical article with videos showing global change over time
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #global #spatialanalysis #spationtemporal #NightTime #lights #ALAN #artificiallightatnight #humanimpacts #remotesensing #earthobservation #change #lightradiance #dynamic #NASAEarthObservatory #NASA #monitoring #abrupt #gradual #volatility #urban #policy #planning #ecology
@nasa | @nasa Earth Observatory

New today in @Nature: "Our findings challenge the prevailing perspective that changes in light radiance are largely gradual and unidirectional. Instead, the nightlights of Earth are surprisingly dynamic."

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10260-w

And some reporting on the study and its implications by @skyandtelescope: https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/light-pollution-is-increasingly-volatile-around-the-world/

#LightPollution #ALAN #ArtificialLightAtNight #RemoteSensing #DarkSkies #NighttimeLights

#nature #bats #light #artificiallight #artificiallightatnight https://www.euronews.com/green/2026/02/10/from-denmark-to-the-uk-why-european-cities-are-installing-red-street-lighting

The Artificial Light at Night conference is looking for bids to host #ALAN2029: https://artificiallightatnight.org/alan2029/

#LightPollution #ArtificialLightAtNight #ALAN #NightLightsRemoteSensing

Different intensities of #ArtificialLightAtNight (ALAN) ➡️ The growth of #InvasiveAndNativePlants 🟰 Effects❓

Results:
1️⃣ The photosynthesis of native plants is inhibited under high ALAN.
2️⃣ Invasive plants have stronger phenotypic plasticity and nitrogen-distribution strategy under ALAN.

#PhotosyntheticRate | #LeafTraits | #Biomass

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf075

New research suggests that artificial light at night exposure in inpatient clinical settings could be a modifiable risk factor for improving #schizophrenia symptoms and preventing relapses. “ALAN exposure may increase the risk of schizophrenia relapse, potentially mediated by gut microbiota and linoleic acid metabolism.”

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651325015441

#HumanHealth #MentalHealth #Metabolism #ArtificialLightAtNight #ALAN #LightPollution

New publication: Intensity and colour of artificial light at night affect insect attraction in a taxon-dependent manner. #biodiversity #lightpollution #ALAN #artificiallightatnight
https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12855

In the timelapse, it is hard to identify the meteors because too many planes and satellites cross the image.

This #timelapse is based on unretouched images and covers a time period of 2 hours.

https://www.silberspur.de/topics/astro/timelapse-perseid-heidelberg.mp4

#ArtificialLightAtNight #alam #LightPollution #Lichtverschmutzung #Satellites

New NIOO publication: Artificial light at night drives diel activity patterns of synanthropic pipistrelle #bats and their #prey. #biodiversity #sustainablelanduse #artificiallightatnight
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173699

View from Chasseral at night · Jura mountains · Switzerland

#ArtificialLightAtNight and #MilkyWay over Switzerland.

#Night #Sky #Stars #Sternenhimmel #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Fotografie #AstroPhotography #Astronomy #Plants #Mountains #Berge #alan #DarkSkies #DarkSkiesForAll #LightPollution #Lichtverschmutzung

Os vidros – os reflexos, mas também a #LuzArtificial que deixam passar para o exterior, à noite – enquanto ameaça para as aves.

#PoluiçãoLuminosa #LightPollution #ContaminaciónLumínica #ContaminaciónLuminosa #Biodiversidade #Biodiversity #Aves #Birds #Architecture #Arquitectura #Arquitetura #ALAN #artificiallightatnight

https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/aves/edificios/estes-edificios-salvam-vidas/20231225/657c8f55d34e65afa2f8b5cc

Um belo texto de Paul Bogard, autor do livro “The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light” (2013), lembrando a influência dos LED no agravamento drástico da #PoluiçãoLuminosa (10% por ano, como apontam os mais recentes estudos, aqui trazidos recentemente).

#LightPollution #ALAN #LED #ArtificialLightAtNight #PaulBogard

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/01/cut-light-pollution-health/

Nice color scheme consistency in LUTs and plots
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RT @RSocPublishing
Learning to feed in the dark: how light level influences feeding in the hawkmoth Manduca sexta http://ow.ly/9XSh50Gazqn #BiologyLetters #hawkmoth #ALAN #ArtificialLightAtNight
https://twitter.com/RSocPublishing/status/1615091832504942593

O greenwashing da iluminação, segundo Anna Levin.

#LED #Greenwashing #ALAN #ArtificialLightAtNight #lightpollution #poluiçãoluminosa #reboundeffect

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/5259106/led-lighting-greenwashing-anna-levin-opinion/

"Our results ... highlight the complexity of using spectral manipulation as a mitigation measure, and the need for further consideration of ALAN in environmental management and planning, to limit the exposure and impact of cascading effects of artificial light at night on food webs and communities."

#LightPollution #ArtificialLightAtNight #Ecology

https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1365-2664.14336

"This study suggests that ALAN does not necessarily prevent high-metabolic nocturnal insectivores from achieving their energetic needs, which might help explain their persistence in urban environments."

#LightPollution #ArtificialLightAtNight #biology #ecology #cities

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/eth.13347