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Globe at Night 2021: Can You See the Stars?

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Globe at Night 2021 is a citizen-science campaign aimed at raising awareness about the impacts of light pollution. Will …

January 11, 2021

Pandemic Perspective

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How the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a shift in perspective for former International Dark-Sky Association Board Member, Jess Cleaves.

January 5, 2021

Medicine Rocks State Park Designated as International Dark Sky Sanctuary

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Medicine Rocks State Park officially designated as International Dark Sky Sanctuary by International Dark-Sky Association.

December 21, 2020

Look Up: The Great Conjunction of 2020

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Look up! The Great Conjunction is a wonderful opportunity to see two object moving in the night sky relative …

December 14, 2020

An Early Holiday Treat: The Geminids

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Join IDA as the sky plays host to an early holiday treat: the 2020 Geminids. This is one of …

December 10, 2020

United Kingdom Parliamentary Group Issues First Dark-Sky Policy Plan

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IDA reports that today the UK Parlimentary group has issued the first comprehensive dark sky policy plan for comabatting …

December 9, 2020

UK Dark Sky Reserve Success for National Parks

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Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Parks have been designated as a Dark Sky Reserve in the UK …

December 7, 2020

Voyageurs National Park Certified as International Dark Sky Park

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Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesotta is now certified as an International Dark Sky Park!

December 7, 2020

Children’s Books About Light Pollution & Giveaway

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We’ve compiled a few children’s books about light pollution to help introduce them to the topic and the harmful …

December 4, 2020

Tokyo’s Outlying Island, Kozushima, is Recognized as a Dark Sky Island

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Kozushima Island in Tokyo, Japan is now recognized as an International Dark Sky Park by the International Dark Sky …

December 1, 2020

Myriam Alqassab: Under the desert sky — darkening the way in Bahrain

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Myriam Alqassab, DarkSky Delegate in Bahrain, aims to reduce light pollution and gain Dark Sky Place certification for Hawar …

November 30, 2020

Report from Tokyo: The Great Achievement of a Small Island

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Before and after of the lighting retrofit in Kozushima, Japan with aim of becoming an International Dark Sky Place.

November 30, 2020