Darkness News

Saguaro National Park in AZ is Now and Urban Night Sky Place

November 21, 2023 - AZ Central

94,000 acres in the Sonoran Desert near Tucson have been recognized by DarkSky International.

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DarkSky International Names Recognizes First Community in Poland

November 20, 2023 - LighTED Magazine

Sopotnia Wielka in the Jeleśnia commune of southern Poland has been working on reducing light pollution in the region since […]

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International Astronomical Union Symposium Hosted in Ethiopia

November 17, 2023 - ENA

The 386th International Astronomical Union Symposium on Dark Sky and Astronomical Heritage began in Addis Ababa on the 13th. The […]

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Folly Beach, SC Installs New Turtle-Friendly Lighting

November 16, 2023 - Southern Living

37 beach-front street lamps have been swapped for amber lamps that aim to avoid distraction events for hatchlings while still […]

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LDS Temple Planned for Wasatch County, UT Will Dim the Lights

November 15, 2023 - Deseret News

Church have architects agreed to limit exterior wall wash lighting after hearing from locals about the need to preserve the […]

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Part-Night Lighting Is Worse than Full-Night Lighting for Oysters

November 14, 2023 - Science of The Total Environment

A new study from the University of Bordeaux has found, somewhat unexpectedly, that direct part-night lighting (lighting that shuts off […]

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DarkSky International Names Annual Awards Winners

November 13, 2023 - DarkSky

DarkSky International has presented its annual awards recipients as judged by a panel of distinguished society members. They are as […]

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Iowa Wind Turbines Switch from Red Lights to Radar

November 9, 2023 - KSCJ

200 turbines in Adair, Audubon, Cass and Guthrie counties are testing radar warning systems on turbines so that lights will […]

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83% of French People Don’t Feel Comfortable on Dark Roads

November 8, 2023 - Time News

A survey of 2,000 French citizens from insurer Assurance Prévention has found that those respondents worry as visibility drops, whether […]

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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Publishes All-Light Pollution Issue

November 7, 2023 - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B

Volume 378, Issue 1892 features new research on ALAN’s effect on ecosystems from soil to apex predators.

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Downtown Kalamazoo, MI Installs New ‘Dark Sky’ Lighting

November 6, 2023 - WKFR

America’s first outdoor pedestrian shopping mall is swapping lighting to LED using lamps and fixtures recognized and certified by DarkSky […]

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NASA Kennedy Space Center has Record Year for Turtle Nests

November 3, 2023 - South Florida Reporter

Staff at NASA credit new lighting and dune maintenance for 13,935 nests last year.

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