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Night Lights and Prosperity Don’t Always Go Hand in Hand

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By guest writer Chris Kyba North Korea is famously dark compared to South Korea and China at night, and …

May 18, 2016

World’s Newest International Dark Sky Reserve is in the Heart of Southeast England

Press release

The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) have today, 10 May, named the South Downs National Park as the world’s newest …

May 9, 2016

Moore’s Reserve

Reserves

U.K.

South Downs National Park is England’s newest National Park, coming into full operation in 2011. The “Downs” are named …

May 9, 2016

Great Basin National Park

Parks

U.S.A.

Great Basin National Park is comprised of 31,230 hectares (77,180 acres) of U.S. federal lands centered on the eponymous …

May 5, 2016

Mayo Dark Sky Park

Parks

Ireland

Mayo Dark Sky Park, encompassing Wild Nephin National Park, comprises about 15,000 hectares of protected lands in the Owenduff/Nephin …

May 5, 2016

First International Dark Sky Park In Ireland Receives Accreditation

Press release

The International Dark-Sky Association has granted Gold-tier International Dark Sky Park status to Ballycroy National Park & Wild Nephin …

May 5, 2016

Flagstaff Area National Monuments

Parks

U.S.A.

The Flagstaff Area National Monuments were established early in the 20th century to protect a combination of natural landmarks …

May 4, 2016

Flagstaff Area National Monuments Named International Dark Sky Park

Press release

The National Park Service and International Dark-Sky Association are pleased to announce Flagstaff Area National Monuments – Sunset Crater …

May 4, 2016

Halley’s Comet is Back! At Least its Remnants Are.

Astronomy

Halley’s Comet is only visible from Earth once every 75 years, but residual chunks separated from its tail hundreds …

May 3, 2016

Participate in “Starlight, Beyond Light Pollution Leadership Training Forum”

Light Pollution

By Audrey Fischer, IDA Chicago chapter leader To those who love the starry night sky, We are at the …

April 26, 2016

Happy Earth Day (and Night!)

Light Pollution

Earth Day was started in 1970 to celebrate the intricate beauty of Earth and raise awareness about the importance …

April 22, 2016

Happy National Park Week!

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It’s National Park Week and a great time to visit one of our national treasures. For the entire week …

April 16, 2016