The Consortium for Dark Sky Studies

05/30/2018

Unless you like having bugs in your home...

Experts have revealed one very straightforward way of stopping slugs and snails munching through plants: switch off the lights, as street and security lights can attract nearly 30 times more slugs and snails.

05/29/2018

So glad to see the dark sky advocacy work of The University of Utah and Sustainable U of U highlighted in The Salt Lake Tribune! 🙌🌟🌃

With large buildings packed together, stadiums beaming like beacons and prolific street lamps for night-owl students, college campuses can be major culprits in light pollution.

05/22/2018

Those of us who call Idaho home have the luxury of studying the night sky in all its glory. It is an experience we can’t take for granted. Therefore, we are thrilled to announce an opening for a summer intern to help us study sustainable practices for industry to use in reducing light footprints, ...

05/08/2018

Share your thoughts and ideas about dark skies! 🌌🌟🔭😊

Can you remember the first time you saw the stars? Or an instance when the night sky MOVED you? KCPW's In the Hive wants to hear your story. Message KCPW on Facebook or email producer Emily Means at [email protected] by Wednesday, May 9 to participate. (Photo: Roger McDonough)

04/30/2018

“Zooming in on Southeastern Massachusetts, you can see a dark hole, which is Plymouth, Plympton, Middleborough, where we live, it’s really dark, and it’s just 40 miles to Boston.”🌟😊

It’s getting increasingly difficult to see the stars at night given the amount of light pollution from parking lots and other outside lighting that casts more light up toward the sky than on the ground. Amateur astronomers’ groups such as the South Shore Astronomical Society meet regularly in No...

04/26/2018

http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2018-03-26/the-dark-side-of-light-how-light-pollution-is-damaging-our-world/1745152

Earth's nights are getting brighter, creating an environmental nuisance that kills our wildlife, costs taxpayers and makes it increasingly difficult to see and study the stars.

04/26/2018

""When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe." -John Muir

“Salmon could help save the night sky,” says Jack Sales, Chapter leader of IDA California. Sales is concerned about many environmental issues near Sacr

04/26/2018

https://voicesofmontereybay.org/2018/04/24/lowering-the-lights/

NASA Earth Observatory image of Monterey Bay (above) by Robert Simmon Chapters photo by skyglowproject.com By Kathryn McKenzie Poet Dylan Thomas famously urged humanity to “rage, rage against the dying of the light.” Even now, people are so emotionally attached to light that a truly dark night i...

04/26/2018

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/04/light-pollution-undermining-search-planets-180425161826122.html

We know all about the pollution of our water, air, and soil, but how much have you thought about light pollution?

04/25/2018

http://www.pipelinenewsnorth.ca/news/industry-looks-to-limit-impact-on-migratory-birds-1.23278513

Migratory bird counts in Canada’s boreal forests continue to drop, but industry is taking on efforts to limit their impact on the declines being seen in Northeast B.C. Around 40 residents turned . . .

04/25/2018

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-blogs/astronomy-holidays-stargazing-tour/10-dark-sky-parks-in-the-u-s-you-need-to-visit/

To mark International Dark Sky Week (April 15–21, 2018), here are some of the nation's finest dark-sky parks, where artificial light is all but absent.

04/24/2018

The University of Utah news featured the Natural History Museum of Utah's new dark sky exhibit designed by Design Utah students! Check it out if you haven't seen it yet!🌟💯😍

Apr 20, 2018 U design students create an exhibit at the Natural History Museum of UtahDownload Full-Res Image The University of Utah multidisciplinary design students teamed up with the Consortium for Dark Sky Studies to create an exhibit at the Natural History Museum of Utah that showcases Utah’s...