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Man gazing up at the Milky Way at Big Bend National Park in Texas.

Nearing Death Noted Brain Researcher Finds Solace in the Stars

Inspiration

By Peter Tyson, Editor in Chief of Sky & Telescope Oliver Sacks, the neurologist and author, wrote recently of …

October 1, 2015

Lost Creek, Texas, Named Dark Sky Friendly Development of Distinction

Press release

AUSTIN, Tex. and TUCSON, Ariz. (24 September 2015) – Despite the urban sprawl of the Austin metro area, some …

September 24, 2015

Full Supermoon rising over mountains

Don’t Miss Rare Total Lunar Eclipse of Harvest “Supermoon”

Astronomy

Be sure to step outside, gaze upward and experience a rare celestial event on September 27 (September 28 in …

September 21, 2015

IDA 26th Annual General Meeting Program

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November 14 and 15, 2015 | Embassy Suites Hotel Phoenix | Scottsdale, ArizonaRegister Now One Coin ~ Two Sides: …

September 21, 2015

Dark clouds with the aurora borealis lighting up the sky in gree, purple and orange over Glacier National Park in Montana, U.S.

Clouds and Aurora in a Natural Setting

Light Pollution

By Guest Author Chris Kyba Ray Stinson recently shared these beautiful images of aurora and clouds with me. They …

September 16, 2015

Help measure how the night sky is changing

Light Pollution

By Guest Author Chris Kyba On Saturday, September 12 2015, you can join thousands of people around the world …

September 11, 2015

Two people huddled together looking out over Eagle Lake at Acadia National Park under a starry night sky.

Bring on the Night, Says New UVM National Park Study

Press release

Natural wonders like tumbling waterfalls, jutting rock faces and banks of wildflowers have long drawn visitors to America’s national …

September 9, 2015

NASA nighttime satellite photo of East and West Berlin, Germany, showing the difference in lighting.

Mapping Earth’s Night One Picture at a Time

Light Pollution

Cities at Night is a citizen science project that invites the public to help analyze nighttime images taken from …

September 9, 2015

A NASA nighttime satellite image of the City of Paris showing a lot of light pollution.

Journal Provides Free Access to its Theme Issue on Artificial Light at Night

Light Pollution

The academic journal Philosophical Transactions B is allowing free access through September to all articles published in its themed …

September 8, 2015

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Receives International Dark Sky Park Designation

Press release

MONTROSE, Colo., and TUCSON, Ariz. (8 September 2015) – The International Dark-Sky Association and Black Canyon of the Gunnison …

September 8, 2015

The Mackinac Bridge at twilight with colored lights that are reflecting in the water.

How to Do Your Own Lights Out Challenge

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By Mary Stewart Adams “If you can’t win, make the fellow ahead of you break the record.” Every year …

September 2, 2015

People sitting on the lawn lookin gup at a starry night sky at the Newport State Park during its Perseid meteor showers event.

Death of Dark Sky Advocate is Loss to Dark Skies Movement

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IDA staff and board members are truly saddened to learn about the passing of Ray Stonecipher of Sturgeon Bay, …

September 1, 2015