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Feb

Dark-sky advocates confront threats from above and below

February 15, 2022
Source: https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.2.20220209b/full/ In his 1965 book, Starlight Nights, amateur astronomer and renowned comet finder Leslie Peltier recalled looking down at Los Angeles from Mount Wilson Observatory and noting the city lights encroaching on the mountainside. He was also concerned about the reflection of sunlight off growing fields of space debris. He wrote, “I realize that I...
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14
Mar

Pacific Island Niue Becomes The World’s First Dark Sky Nation

March 14, 2020
By Valerie Stimac The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) has announced that the tiny island nation of Niue will become the world’s first Dark Sky Nation. At just 101 square miles, Niue has received certification as both a dark sky sanctuary and a dark sky community, ensuring the entire island will maintain standards of light development...
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