How much light is useless and goes to waste?
Image caption: The best practice lighting principles developed by the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance (ADSA) Credit: ADSA How much light is being produced for no useful purpose Getting more of…
Under One Sky – conference
Under One Sky 2024 Online conference – 8 – 9 November / 9 – 10 November (Aus time) Dark Sky International (DSI) Speakers and notes …. Opening presentation 1. Nalayini…
The effects on birdlife of artificial light at night
Sleep is an essential, not only for we humans. We've learnt that disrupting sleep patterns doesn't do us any favours, to put it mildly. Harm would be a more accurate…
Europe's lights at night, observed from space. Credit: NASA Observatory.
The Dark Sky community is building and now includes a city
True. Light pollution is getting worse. True, it doesn't have to continue to get worse. There are good people making an effort to alert us to the issues and pointing…
Less is best. A headlamp can suffice.
Less is best If the best light is the light that focuses on the subject and doesn't spread out to shine where it's not needed, then perhaps we could take…
Skyglow and glare are a health hazard, Light pollution harms wildlife and human health, Our attitude to how we treat sky country
Time to pull the block out curtains, to block out the glow and glare of ALAN (see story below) for the sake of our companion nocturnal native animals that would…
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Where has the starry night sky gone?
Ever wondered where the starry night sky has gone? Well of course, it hasn't gone anywhere. WHAT HAS HAPPENED, is, the night sky has been polluted with human produced artificial…
Unite to protect the night
100 Nights of a Lifetime The World's Ultimate Adventures After Dark, featuring Stephanie Vermilliion Join Dark Sky International on December 18th for an inspiring talk with author and astrotourism expert…
Light to protect the night and Wildlife deserve a dark sky
Wildlife deserve a dark sky Some goals are easier to achieve than others. This is one of them, so let's do it. A DARK SKY IS A POSITIVE GOAL in…