Archives: News | Page 61 | DarkSky International

Downtown main street of Liberal, Kansas sports new streetlights with old-time character, but which pour light out in all directions and up into the sky. With no shielding the exposed globes cause much glare that makes seeing difficult.

Citizens Push Back on LED Lighting

News

By Chris Kyba, IDA board member and light pollution researcher Citizens around the world are raising hell over LED …

August 19, 2015

Alberta Town Named First International Dark Sky Community In Canada

News

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

August 12, 2015

Tips For Viewing This Week’s Perseid Meteor Shower

News

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

News

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

August 9, 2015

May the Darkest Towns Win!

News

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

August 6, 2015

A nighttime satellite image of Florida showing excessive lighting that creates skyglow.

Planning Our Nights

News

Florida Planning magazine (published by the American Planning Association Florida Chapter) features a great article about protecting the night …

August 5, 2015

Dark Skies and Northern Lights

News

Jonathan Babb, a high school biology teacher from Tucson, Arizona, recently sent us this photo looking for a some …

August 4, 2015

Take Action to Prevent ‘Projecting Change’ in NYC

News

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

July 31, 2015

One Coin two Sides-Impacts of Light Pollution to Fish and Wildlife Resources and the Mitigating Role of Emerging Lighting Technologies

The IDA 2015 Annual General Meeting

News

The International Dark-Sky Association hosted our 26th Annual General Meeting November 14-15, 2015, in Phoenix, Arizona. The 2015 conference …

July 24, 2015

The Milky Way over Elan Valley Estate

Elan Valley Estate, Wales, Becomes First Privately-Owned International Dark Sky Park

News

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water’s Elan Valley Estate in Powys, Wales has achieved International Dark Sky Park status and become …

July 21, 2015

Wetlands in Netherlands

De Boschplaat Named First IDA International Dark Sky Park In Netherlands

News

The countries of Western Europe are among the most light polluted in the world. The Netherlands leads these countries …

June 26, 2015

This screen shot from the NASA Blue Marble map shows the incredible amount of light coming stemming from Phoenix, Arizona

IDA Pens Op-Ed on Phoenix’s New Lights

News

On Saturday, 13 June 2015, the Arizona Republic published the following guest editorial by IDA Executive Director Scott Feierabend …

June 16, 2015