Highlights from the Darkness News are:
- Updates From DarkSky International
- Vision Charts
- Highway Disco
- Wasatch LDS Temple Update
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Hosted the IAU Symposium on Dark Sky and Astronomical Heritage
https://ebc.et/english/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=3967
DarkSky Names Awards Winners
https://darksky.org/news/announcing-the-2023-darksky-award-winners/
DSI Recognizes Sopotnia Wielka, in Jeleśnia, Poland
https://lightedmag.com/international-dark-sky-names-first-community-in-poland/
Saguaro National Park in AZ is Now and Urban Night Sky Place
Travis Longcore Compiles Photopigment Peak Sensitivities and Response Curves
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439179123000506#sec0006
ALAN is Bad for Bats
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989423003645
Lights under one lx still reduce foraging activity by 40%
Part-Night Lighting Is Worse than Full-Night Lighting for Oysters
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969723056796
Aspen, CO Hears New Lighting Regs
https://www.aspentimes.com/news/aspen-city-staff-proposes-new-lighting-regulations/
Golden Gate Park, SF Plans to Host Light Shows; Draws Complaints
https://48hills.org/2023/11/an-ongoing-private-light-show-in-golden-gate-park-who-knew/
Folly Beach, SC Switches 37 Lights for Turtle Safety
https://www.southernliving.com/folly-beach-sc-turtle-friendly-lights-8387357
Sarasota, FL Has Record Year for Turtles
Terrell Heights, TX Votes No on Adding Street Lighting
https://78209magazine.com/terrell-heights-residents-say-no-to-street-lights/
China Tests Laser Light Shows Over Highways for Driver Alertness
LDS Agrees to Dim Lights at Heber Valley, UT