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- Sustainable Skies
Wyndham Phoenix Hotel
Saturday, November 14 at 9:00am
International Dark-Sky Association Regional IYA2009 activity, "No Night Without a Telescope," encourages stargazing in eastern Pennsylvania
Programs encourage sky watching - The ReporterLife: Serving North Penn, Indian Valley and neighborin
Source: www.thereporteronline.com
Lansdale Pennsylvania daily newspaper covering local, regional, and national news including local sports, video and multimedia coverage, and classified advertising.
International Dark-Sky Association
Registration to IDA's 21 Annual General Meeting and Conference is still open!
Join us on 14-15 November in Phoenix, AZ to discuss the latest developments in lighting technology, planning and policy, and cultural shifts. Get great information in a lively environment.
Source: www.darksky.org
The IDA is pleased to announce the AGMs first move out of Tucson, AZ. We've gone 100 miles north to Phoenix. Known as the Valley of the Sun, Phoenix is also home to the USGBC GreenBuild 2009 ...
International Dark-Sky Association
Call to action in Saskatchewan, Canada: Turn off casino lights
Beam sculptures threaten migrating birds. Public action prompted a turn off, now the light beams are back. Help the Saskatchewan Light Pollution Awareness group take action on this issue: http://www.ras.sk.ca/lpc/lpc.htm
Source: www.paherald.sk.ca
Those wondering if the light switch was permanently turned off on the Northern Lights Casino spotlights received their answer Tuesday. The lights were slated to be switched back on Tuesday evening after being turned off for about five weeks, according to
International Dark-Sky Association According to Kejimkujik Park, Canada's dark sky preserve program offers new activities and cuts operating costs.
Source: www.novanewsnow.com
Kejimkujik Park is hoping the blanket of stars that stretch out over the night sky will be brighter as they work towards becoming a dark sky preserve. According to Jonathan Sheppard, Coordinator of Park Interpretation, it is the park’s goal to improve the quality of the night sky and how...
International Dark-Sky Association
The British Astronomical Society's Campaign for Dark Skies mentioned in Parlaiment
Learn more about the CfDS: http://www.lightpollution.org.uk/
International Dark-Sky Association
Its astronomy! It's art! It's both!
And clear, dark skies make ventures like this possible.
Source: www.upi.com
A U.S. physics professor says he has put together 3,000 individual photographs to produce a high-resolution panoramic view of the Milky Way galaxy.
International Dark-Sky Association
IDA's blue light press release featured in "The Order of the Earth"
The spotlight has been on light pollution for the second month in a row in this publication. Last month featured IDA's practical guide on wildlife.
Source: www.power2believe.com
International Dark-Sky Association
Inventor of the GlareBuster fixture is reaching for the moon-literally
Bob Crelin, dark sky advocate and patent holder for the famous GlareBuster light fixture, will soon release a children's book about the phases of the moon.
Source: www.courant.com
To coincide with the 400th anniversary of the invention of Galileo's telescope, Bob Crelin's publishers were looking for a children's book about black holes.But the Guilford writer had something different in mind: the moon and its different phases. ...
International Dark-Sky Association
Attention Federal employees: Vote to make light pollution a green issue
Until 31 October, Federal employees can vote on ways to green the government. Reduction of light pollution is on the list. Please
encourage your favorite Federal employees to vote for sustainable night skies as a priority for the White House.
Source: www.whitehouse.gov
WhiteHouse.gov is the official web site for the White House and President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. This site is a source for information about the President, White House news and policies, White House history, and the federal government.
International Dark-Sky Association Galilean Nights, the Great World Wide Star Count.... so many IYA2009 events to choose from as October closes! Please let us know how you are celebrating the sky this month.
International Dark-Sky Association New study shows continuous light during dark hours gives mice the blues
Source: www.scientificamerican.com
A nightlight may keep those monsters under the bed. But it may also open the door to the blues. Because a new study reveals that animals exposed to light all night long show signs of clinical depression.
International Dark-Sky Association
Dark skies over Scotland!
Galloway Forest Park in Scotland is under evaluation for status as Europe's first International Dark Sky Park.
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Boasting hundreds of square miles of deserted woodland, lonely lochs and boggy moor, the hills of the Galloway Forest Park have long provided a refuge for lovers of the rugged outdoors. Soon, many of those ...
International Dark-Sky Association
Galilean Nights, 22-24 October: Find a star viewing event near you!
IYA2009 Cornerstone Project, Galilean Nights, will see amateur and professional
astronomers, enthusiasts and the public taking to the streets all
around the globe, pointing their telescopes to the wonders that Italian
astronomer Galileo observed 400 years ago.
Source: www.galileannights.org
For full details of events, use the alphabet list above to select the first letter of the country you are interested in. For a summary list of all Galilean Nights events click here.
International Dark-Sky Association
3rd National Dark Sky Congress to occur in.... France!
Town of Fleurance (Midi-Pyrenees region), 23-25 October
Source: www.darkskiesawareness.org
In 18th century, Charles Messier observed comets and celestial objects that he catalogued from the Cluny Hotel near Paris. Nowadays, our “cities of lights” look like flippers and only the most brilliant stars can be seen from their centre.
International Dark-Sky Association A bright idea for sustainable tourism? Stargazing "boxes" in France!
Source: www.carre-detoiles.com
