Episodes
Darkness News Update with Scott Wachter Mar 28, 2024
Highlights from this episode: Federal Precedents Dark Sky Week 2024 Digital Planning International Dark Skies Programs Sponsored by Evluma […]
Read MoreGetting a Softer Groove
Chip works by the three “Rights” as in “doing the right thing.” The RIGHT amount of light, in the RIGHT […]
Read MoreDarkness News Update with Scott Wachter Mar 14, 2024
Highlights from this episode: DST and Health An Official Statement Prepping for Turtle Season It’s Probably Not Aliens Sponsored by […]
Read MoreLike A Moth
Yash recently discovered something astounding. Moths fly with their backs to a light because they think it’s the sky and […]
Read MoreDarkness News Update with Scott Wachter Feb 29, 2024
Highlights from this episode: Elegy for an Owl ALAN and Allergies State Lighting Regs Wasatch Update Sponsored by Evluma […]
Read MoreSound Without Silence
You might have seen Nathalie on episode 324 of the Get A Grip On Lighting podcast. We thought Nathalie’s commitment […]
Read MoreDarkness News Update with Scott Wachter Feb 15, 2024
Highlights from this episode: Moths to a Flame 3 Year Missions DarkSky Recognition Backyard Updates Sponsored by Evluma https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/ […]
Read MoreBuilding The Light Pollution Matrix
If light is in a simulation, how does it know what is reality? Okay, obviously light isn’t self-aware. But Dr. […]
Read MoreDarkness News Update with Scott Wachter Feb 1, 2024
Highlights from this episode: Lighting up the Court Satellite Imaging Tigers Bridges Sponsored by Evluma https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/ Intro and outro […]
Read MoreGet It Under Control
Peter comes to us from Casambi, so naturally this one is all about controls. Now don’t glaze over all you […]
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Darkness News Update with Scott Wachter Jan 16, 2024
Highlights from this episode: Certifying Campgrounds A First for Wales Darkness Events A Bother in Bisei Sponsored by Evluma […]
Read MoreTime Famine
More and more satellites are going to obstruct the view for astronomers, but as Jo Marchant points out, it will […]
Read MoreDarkness News Update with Scott Wachter Jan 3, 2024
Highlights from this episode: Debunk the Blue? Protein Possibilities DLC LUNA 1.0a Rudolph’s Rhythms Sponsored by Evluma — […]
Read MoreThe Pittsburgh Street Light Conversion
Diane has been to Mars. That is, she crewed the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah. It was there she […]
Read MoreDarkness News Update with Scott Wachter Dec 19, 2023
Highlights from this episode: Moths on the Run Birds on the Wing Lights on the Shard Trees in your House […]
Read MoreOutdoor Light at Night is at a Crossroads
Light pollution is harmful. Buddy Stefanoff is working on it – to the tune of about 5 years ahead of […]
Read MoreThe Different Forms of Darkness
“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” –Benjamin Franklin We think we’ve covered both bases in this […]
Read MoreDarkness News Update with Scott Wachter Dec 5, 2023
Highlights from this episode: Bridge Lighting Blocking Fish Sea Turtle Records Light Pollution Bylaws on the Rise And the Award Goes To…
Read MoreAdmit To Our Mistakes
High Pressure Sodium might be the best street lights for our rods and cones, but LED is here to stay, […]
Read MoreDarkness News Update with Scott Wachter Nov 21, 2023
Highlights from the Darkness News are: Updates From DarkSky International Vision Charts Highway Disco Wasatch LDS Temple Update Addis […]
Read MoreLow Hanging Fruit
This is John Barentine’s second appearance and we still haven’t exhausted the conversation. How do we solve the light pollution […]
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