#darkskyinternational — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #darkskyinternational, aggregated by home.social.
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Losing the Dark - Flat Screen Version
"Starry skies are a vanishing treasure because light pollution is washing away our view of the cosmos. It not only threatens astronomy, it disrupts wildlife, and affects human health. The yellow glows over cities and towns — seen so clearly from space — are testament to the billions spent in wasted energy from lighting up the sky.
"To help raise public awareness of some of the issues pertaining to light pollution, Loch Ness Productions in collaboration with the International #DarkSky Association has created a 6.5-minute 'public service announcement' called Losing the Dark. It introduces and illustrates some of the issues regarding #LightPollution, and suggests three simple actions people can take to help mitigate it.
"Losing the Dark was initially created in fulldome video format for digital planetarium use. It also has been made as a conventional flat screen video, for use in classrooms, kiosks, museum theaters, and advocate multimedia presentations. Classic #planetarium theaters without fulldome capability can show this version using their traditional video projectors."
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Losing the Dark - Flat Screen Version
"Starry skies are a vanishing treasure because light pollution is washing away our view of the cosmos. It not only threatens astronomy, it disrupts wildlife, and affects human health. The yellow glows over cities and towns — seen so clearly from space — are testament to the billions spent in wasted energy from lighting up the sky.
"To help raise public awareness of some of the issues pertaining to light pollution, Loch Ness Productions in collaboration with the International #DarkSky Association has created a 6.5-minute 'public service announcement' called Losing the Dark. It introduces and illustrates some of the issues regarding #LightPollution, and suggests three simple actions people can take to help mitigate it.
"Losing the Dark was initially created in fulldome video format for digital planetarium use. It also has been made as a conventional flat screen video, for use in classrooms, kiosks, museum theaters, and advocate multimedia presentations. Classic #planetarium theaters without fulldome capability can show this version using their traditional video projectors."
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Losing the Dark - Flat Screen Version
"Starry skies are a vanishing treasure because light pollution is washing away our view of the cosmos. It not only threatens astronomy, it disrupts wildlife, and affects human health. The yellow glows over cities and towns — seen so clearly from space — are testament to the billions spent in wasted energy from lighting up the sky.
"To help raise public awareness of some of the issues pertaining to light pollution, Loch Ness Productions in collaboration with the International #DarkSky Association has created a 6.5-minute 'public service announcement' called Losing the Dark. It introduces and illustrates some of the issues regarding #LightPollution, and suggests three simple actions people can take to help mitigate it.
"Losing the Dark was initially created in fulldome video format for digital planetarium use. It also has been made as a conventional flat screen video, for use in classrooms, kiosks, museum theaters, and advocate multimedia presentations. Classic #planetarium theaters without fulldome capability can show this version using their traditional video projectors."
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Losing the Dark - Flat Screen Version
"Starry skies are a vanishing treasure because light pollution is washing away our view of the cosmos. It not only threatens astronomy, it disrupts wildlife, and affects human health. The yellow glows over cities and towns — seen so clearly from space — are testament to the billions spent in wasted energy from lighting up the sky.
"To help raise public awareness of some of the issues pertaining to light pollution, Loch Ness Productions in collaboration with the International #DarkSky Association has created a 6.5-minute 'public service announcement' called Losing the Dark. It introduces and illustrates some of the issues regarding #LightPollution, and suggests three simple actions people can take to help mitigate it.
"Losing the Dark was initially created in fulldome video format for digital planetarium use. It also has been made as a conventional flat screen video, for use in classrooms, kiosks, museum theaters, and advocate multimedia presentations. Classic #planetarium theaters without fulldome capability can show this version using their traditional video projectors."
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Losing the Dark - Flat Screen Version
"Starry skies are a vanishing treasure because light pollution is washing away our view of the cosmos. It not only threatens astronomy, it disrupts wildlife, and affects human health. The yellow glows over cities and towns — seen so clearly from space — are testament to the billions spent in wasted energy from lighting up the sky.
"To help raise public awareness of some of the issues pertaining to light pollution, Loch Ness Productions in collaboration with the International #DarkSky Association has created a 6.5-minute 'public service announcement' called Losing the Dark. It introduces and illustrates some of the issues regarding #LightPollution, and suggests three simple actions people can take to help mitigate it.
"Losing the Dark was initially created in fulldome video format for digital planetarium use. It also has been made as a conventional flat screen video, for use in classrooms, kiosks, museum theaters, and advocate multimedia presentations. Classic #planetarium theaters without fulldome capability can show this version using their traditional video projectors."
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English blogpost about satellites and light pollution (written in 2024, Since then, the prospects for the future have worsened again):
https://silberspur.de/blogs/read/10
DarkSky International:
https://darksky.org/#Alan #Astronomy #KesslerSyndrome #Satellites #ReflectOrbital #SpaceX #DarkSkyInternational #Science
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English blogpost about satellites and light pollution (written in 2024, Since then, the prospects for the future have worsened again):
https://silberspur.de/blogs/read/10
DarkSky International:
https://darksky.org/#Alan #Astronomy #KesslerSyndrome #Satellites #ReflectOrbital #SpaceX #DarkSkyInternational #Science
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English blogpost about satellites and light pollution (written in 2024, Since then, the prospects for the future have worsened again):
https://silberspur.de/blogs/read/10
DarkSky International:
https://darksky.org/#Alan #Astronomy #KesslerSyndrome #Satellites #ReflectOrbital #SpaceX #DarkSkyInternational #Science
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English blogpost about satellites and light pollution (written in 2024, Since then, the prospects for the future have worsened again):
https://silberspur.de/blogs/read/10
DarkSky International:
https://darksky.org/#Alan #Astronomy #KesslerSyndrome #Satellites #ReflectOrbital #SpaceX #DarkSkyInternational #Science
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English blogpost about satellites and light pollution (written in 2024, Since then, the prospects for the future have worsened again):
https://silberspur.de/blogs/read/10
DarkSky International:
https://darksky.org/#Alan #Astronomy #KesslerSyndrome #Satellites #ReflectOrbital #SpaceX #DarkSkyInternational #Science
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Der Nachthimmel sollte als #Gemeingut der Menschheit angesehen und entsprechend behandelt werden. Lesenswerter Text in der FR:
https://www.fr.de/wissen/wir-stehen-davor-die-nacht-zum-tag-zu-machen-ist-das-klug-zr-94240077.html
Ich habe dazu vor einiger Zeit gebloggt:
DarkSky International:
https://darksky.org/#Lichtverschutzung #Nachthimmel #Satelliten #ReflectOrbital #SpaceX #Astronomie #Sternenhimmel #Umweltschutz #Wissenschaft #DarkSkyInternational #Nachhaltigkeit #FrankfurterRundschau
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Der Nachthimmel sollte als #Gemeingut der Menschheit angesehen und entsprechend behandelt werden. Lesenswerter Text in der FR:
https://www.fr.de/wissen/wir-stehen-davor-die-nacht-zum-tag-zu-machen-ist-das-klug-zr-94240077.html
Ich habe dazu vor einiger Zeit gebloggt:
DarkSky International:
https://darksky.org/#Lichtverschutzung #Nachthimmel #Satelliten #ReflectOrbital #SpaceX #Astronomie #Sternenhimmel #Umweltschutz #Wissenschaft #DarkSkyInternational #Nachhaltigkeit #FrankfurterRundschau
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Der Nachthimmel sollte als #Gemeingut der Menschheit angesehen und entsprechend behandelt werden. Lesenswerter Text in der FR:
https://www.fr.de/wissen/wir-stehen-davor-die-nacht-zum-tag-zu-machen-ist-das-klug-zr-94240077.html
Ich habe dazu vor einiger Zeit gebloggt:
DarkSky International:
https://darksky.org/#Lichtverschutzung #Nachthimmel #Satelliten #ReflectOrbital #SpaceX #Astronomie #Sternenhimmel #Umweltschutz #Wissenschaft #DarkSkyInternational #Nachhaltigkeit #FrankfurterRundschau
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Der Nachthimmel sollte als #Gemeingut der Menschheit angesehen und entsprechend behandelt werden. Lesenswerter Text in der FR:
https://www.fr.de/wissen/wir-stehen-davor-die-nacht-zum-tag-zu-machen-ist-das-klug-zr-94240077.html
Ich habe dazu vor einiger Zeit gebloggt:
DarkSky International:
https://darksky.org/#Lichtverschutzung #Nachthimmel #Satelliten #ReflectOrbital #SpaceX #Astronomie #Sternenhimmel #Umweltschutz #Wissenschaft #DarkSkyInternational #Nachhaltigkeit #FrankfurterRundschau
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Der Nachthimmel sollte als #Gemeingut der Menschheit angesehen und entsprechend behandelt werden. Lesenswerter Text in der FR:
https://www.fr.de/wissen/wir-stehen-davor-die-nacht-zum-tag-zu-machen-ist-das-klug-zr-94240077.html
Ich habe dazu vor einiger Zeit gebloggt:
DarkSky International:
https://darksky.org/#Lichtverschutzung #Nachthimmel #Satelliten #ReflectOrbital #SpaceX #Astronomie #Sternenhimmel #Umweltschutz #Wissenschaft #DarkSkyInternational #Nachhaltigkeit #FrankfurterRundschau
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Solutions to #LightPollution
#DarkSkyInternational, April 10, 2018
Updated July 24, 2023"Light pollution is harming our environment, wildlife habitats, and our quality of life.
Every day needs a nightAll around us, this unintended pollutant is taking a silent toll. Each year, thousands of migrating birds and shorebirds are killed because of unnecessary artificial light at night. Light pollution threatens aquatic ecosystems by increasing the risk of harmful algae blooms. It also impacts our quality of life by eradicating our access to the wonder of beautiful #NightSkies.
Help us save the night
The good news is, the solution is as easy as screwing in a lightbulb. Light pollution is something we can all help erase, in our homes and backyards, the parks that we play in, and the cities and towns we call home.
Some of the tactics and actions you can take to help immediately are provided below. We hope you’ll join us as we tackle this major problem that gets minimal coverage."
Learn more:
https://darksky.org/resources/what-is-light-pollution/light-pollution-solutions/#SolarPunkSunday #LunarPunkSunday #DarkSkies #RewildTheNight #LightPollution
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Solutions to #LightPollution
#DarkSkyInternational, April 10, 2018
Updated July 24, 2023"Light pollution is harming our environment, wildlife habitats, and our quality of life.
Every day needs a nightAll around us, this unintended pollutant is taking a silent toll. Each year, thousands of migrating birds and shorebirds are killed because of unnecessary artificial light at night. Light pollution threatens aquatic ecosystems by increasing the risk of harmful algae blooms. It also impacts our quality of life by eradicating our access to the wonder of beautiful #NightSkies.
Help us save the night
The good news is, the solution is as easy as screwing in a lightbulb. Light pollution is something we can all help erase, in our homes and backyards, the parks that we play in, and the cities and towns we call home.
Some of the tactics and actions you can take to help immediately are provided below. We hope you’ll join us as we tackle this major problem that gets minimal coverage."
Learn more:
https://darksky.org/resources/what-is-light-pollution/light-pollution-solutions/#SolarPunkSunday #LunarPunkSunday #DarkSkies #RewildTheNight #LightPollution
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Solutions to #LightPollution
#DarkSkyInternational, April 10, 2018
Updated July 24, 2023"Light pollution is harming our environment, wildlife habitats, and our quality of life.
Every day needs a nightAll around us, this unintended pollutant is taking a silent toll. Each year, thousands of migrating birds and shorebirds are killed because of unnecessary artificial light at night. Light pollution threatens aquatic ecosystems by increasing the risk of harmful algae blooms. It also impacts our quality of life by eradicating our access to the wonder of beautiful #NightSkies.
Help us save the night
The good news is, the solution is as easy as screwing in a lightbulb. Light pollution is something we can all help erase, in our homes and backyards, the parks that we play in, and the cities and towns we call home.
Some of the tactics and actions you can take to help immediately are provided below. We hope you’ll join us as we tackle this major problem that gets minimal coverage."
Learn more:
https://darksky.org/resources/what-is-light-pollution/light-pollution-solutions/#SolarPunkSunday #LunarPunkSunday #DarkSkies #RewildTheNight #LightPollution
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Solutions to #LightPollution
#DarkSkyInternational, April 10, 2018
Updated July 24, 2023"Light pollution is harming our environment, wildlife habitats, and our quality of life.
Every day needs a nightAll around us, this unintended pollutant is taking a silent toll. Each year, thousands of migrating birds and shorebirds are killed because of unnecessary artificial light at night. Light pollution threatens aquatic ecosystems by increasing the risk of harmful algae blooms. It also impacts our quality of life by eradicating our access to the wonder of beautiful #NightSkies.
Help us save the night
The good news is, the solution is as easy as screwing in a lightbulb. Light pollution is something we can all help erase, in our homes and backyards, the parks that we play in, and the cities and towns we call home.
Some of the tactics and actions you can take to help immediately are provided below. We hope you’ll join us as we tackle this major problem that gets minimal coverage."
Learn more:
https://darksky.org/resources/what-is-light-pollution/light-pollution-solutions/#SolarPunkSunday #LunarPunkSunday #DarkSkies #RewildTheNight #LightPollution
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Solutions to #LightPollution
#DarkSkyInternational, April 10, 2018
Updated July 24, 2023"Light pollution is harming our environment, wildlife habitats, and our quality of life.
Every day needs a nightAll around us, this unintended pollutant is taking a silent toll. Each year, thousands of migrating birds and shorebirds are killed because of unnecessary artificial light at night. Light pollution threatens aquatic ecosystems by increasing the risk of harmful algae blooms. It also impacts our quality of life by eradicating our access to the wonder of beautiful #NightSkies.
Help us save the night
The good news is, the solution is as easy as screwing in a lightbulb. Light pollution is something we can all help erase, in our homes and backyards, the parks that we play in, and the cities and towns we call home.
Some of the tactics and actions you can take to help immediately are provided below. We hope you’ll join us as we tackle this major problem that gets minimal coverage."
Learn more:
https://darksky.org/resources/what-is-light-pollution/light-pollution-solutions/#SolarPunkSunday #LunarPunkSunday #DarkSkies #RewildTheNight #LightPollution
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Winners of Capture the Dark 2025 Photo Contest Show Why Dark Skies Are Worth Protecting https://petapixel.com/2025/08/18/winners-of-capture-the-dark-2025-photo-contest-show-why-dark-skies-matter-so-much/ #darkskyinternational #capturethedark #photocontest #competition #Spotlight #spotlight #galaxies #nightsky #contest #Space #astro #space #stars #News
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Do you know someone who has made a difference in the fight against #LightPollution? Then please nominate them for an award from #DarkSkyInternational (formerly IDA): https://darksky.org/what-we-do/events/darksky-awards/
The application deadline is July 15, and here's the link to the application form: https://form.jotform.com/251315890580155
* Please DO share this with your network
* Please DO NOT nominate me (I've been awarded in the past)
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My dear colleague Emilio E. Falco has made further progress on preserving the night sky in Tubac, Arizona. Read more about it here: https://darksky.org/news/tubac-receives-coveted-international-dark-sky-community-designation/
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This is cool, a group of researchers in #China combined maps of skyglow with maps of accessibility, in order to identify sites that would make sense as International Dark Sky Places certified by #DarkSkyInternational: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204624002068
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Know someone doing good work in the fight against #LightPollution? There are 10 days left for nominations for #DarkskyInternational awards: https://darksky.org/what-we-do/events/darksky-awards/
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As it's the International Day of Light it seems like an ideal opportunity to check the #DarkSkyInternational 5 Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting. Check your property today!
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Help reclaim our night skies.
Some few jurisdictions have bylaws about how outdoor lighting can be done.
UPDATE EDIT: The info in the link is WORTHWHILE - great tips about lighting, etc.. But, I posted this back in April, during Dark Sky Week (Apr 2-8/2024). I noticed people are suddenly sharing this, so --- just so you know. :)#DarkSky #DarkSkyInternational #LightPollution #space #DiscoverTheNight #DarkSkyWeek #IDSW2024 #NightMatters
https://darksky.org/resources/guides-and-how-tos/lighting-principles/
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Thanks to #DarkSkyInternational (formerly IDA), who contributed student bursaries to make it possible for a number of students to attend #ALAN2023!