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UK Dark Sky Reserve Success for National Parks

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Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Parks have been designated as a Dark Sky Reserve in the UK …

December 7, 2020

Voyageurs National Park Certified as International Dark Sky Park

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Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesotta is now certified as an International Dark Sky Park!

December 7, 2020

Tokyo’s Outlying Island, Kozushima, is Recognized as a Dark Sky Island

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Kozushima Island in Tokyo, Japan is now recognized as an International Dark Sky Park by the International Dark Sky …

December 1, 2020

Experiment uses smart city lighting to measure streetlight emissions

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When satellites take pictures of Earth at night, how much of the light that they see comes from streetlights? …

October 28, 2020

Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, Becomes World’s Newest International Dark Sky Community

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IDA is pleased to announce the Village of Hawthorn Woods as the latest addition to its International Dark Sky …

August 20, 2020

Joining forces to protect the night from light pollution

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Co-authors: Ruskin Hartley, Executive Director, IDA Brian Liebel, Director of Standards and Research, IES We are delighted to announce …

April 17, 2020

April’s International Dark Sky Week Urges Homebound Families to “Look Up Together”

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Press Release April 7, 2020 Contact Amanda Gormley Senior Director of Outreach International Dark-Sky Association [email protected] (240) 920-8466 During…

April 9, 2020

DarkSky Responds to Satellite Megaconstellations

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Mega constellations, also known as low earth-orbit (“LEO”) satellite constellations, are webs of networked satellites that orbit the Earth …

January 17, 2020

Sahuarita Town Council Receives Certificate of Recognition from International Dark-Sky Association

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Sahuarita, AZ – The Sahuarita Town Council was recognized yesterday evening by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) for Innovation …

October 15, 2019

Fort Union National Monument Certified as an International Dark Sky Park

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NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Sept. 4, 2019 Contact: Lorenzo Vigil, 505-425-8025, [email protected] Watrous, NM – The National Park …

September 4, 2019

Response to SpaceX Starlink Low Earth Orbit Satellite Constellation

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Tucson, AZ – On May 23, 2019, the spacecraft company, SpaceX launched a group of sixty satellites into low …

May 29, 2019

International Dark-Sky Association Welcomes New Executive Director, Ruskin Hartley

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The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) is pleased to announce that Ruskin Hartley has been selected as the organization’s new …

February 25, 2019