The Bright Side<p>Dark Rum, an island off Scotland's coast, is now Europe's newest official Dark Sky Reserve! 🌌 Sophie shared an NY Times article showcasing its natural preservation and lack of artificial lighting.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/DarkSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkSky</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NatureConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureConservation</span></a></p>
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ChaseI tried some star stacking with about 4 hours of shots, I wanted to match the spiral in the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/petroglyph?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#petroglyph</a>. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/astrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#astrophotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/stars?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stars</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/startrails?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#startrails</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/southernutah?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#southernutah</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/night?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#night</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/darksky?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#darksky</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/deepsky?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deepsky</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/redrocks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#redrocks</a>
~meoralis~One last <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SpookySaturday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpookySaturday</a> snap 🌝 Gute <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Nacht?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nacht</a>!<br>
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Sander Meijer<p>Canada's remote (but accessible) dark-sky sanctuary</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250218-jasper-canadas-remote-but-accessible-dark-sky-sanctuary" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/travel/article/2025021</span><span class="invisible">8-jasper-canadas-remote-but-accessible-dark-sky-sanctuary</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Jasper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jasper</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mountains.social/tags/DarkSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkSky</span></a></p>
datum (n=1)<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kim_harding</span></a></span> "Are satellites bad for the environment?"</p><p>Tthe article is right regarding light pollution and carbon cost of ascent, but fails to note Kessler Syndrome / Collisional Cascading, and doesn't say the minimum re-entry pollution.</p><p>Satellite re-entry pollution is more impactful than the mass alone would suggest because of (catalytic?) effects of metals in different atmospheric strata where otherwise there's very little of those elements.</p><p>"Measurements show that about 10% of the aerosol particles in the stratosphere contain aluminum and other metals that originated from the “burn-up” of satellites and rocket stages during reentry. [...] These measurements have broad implications for the stratosphere and higher altitudes.</p><p>The mass of lithium, aluminum, copper, and lead from the reentry of spacecraft was found to exceed the cosmic dust influx of those metals" [1]</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2313374120" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2313</span><span class="invisible">374120</span></a></p><p>Also excellent: <a href="https://earthsky.org/earth/space-vehicle-re-entries-shed-exotic-metal-particles-in-earths-atmosphere/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">earthsky.org/earth/space-vehic</span><span class="invisible">le-re-entries-shed-exotic-metal-particles-in-earths-atmosphere/</span></a></p><p>re: <a href="https://pirg.org/edfund/articles/are-satellites-bad-for-the-environment/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pirg.org/edfund/articles/are-s</span><span class="invisible">atellites-bad-for-the-environment/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/satellite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellite</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/reentry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reentry</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/KesslerSyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KesslerSyndrome</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/darkSkies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkSkies</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/darkSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkSky</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/spacecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spacecraft</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metal</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/atmosphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atmosphere</span></a></p>
AllanICarswellObservatoryThis beautiful image was taken by one of our 2024 Astronomers in Residence, Robin Metcalfe! You can find more images like it, as well as daily blog posts from our past astronomers on our Astronomer in Residence (AIR) blog!<br>
Check out the AIR blog for more posts: <a href="https://www.yorku.ca/science/observatory/air/astronomer-in-residence-blog/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.yorku.ca/science/observatory/air/astronomer-in-residence-blog/</a><br>
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Apply to be an Astronomer in Residence here: <a href="https://www.yorku.ca/science/observatory/air/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.yorku.ca/science/observatory/air/</a><br>
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<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Telescope?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Telescope</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Park?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Park</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/DarkSky?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DarkSky</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Toronto?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Toronto</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ScienceOutreach?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScienceOutreach</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Physics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Physics</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Astronomy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/YorkUObservatory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YorkUObservatory</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AllanICarswellObservatory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AllanICarswellObservatory</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/KillarneyProvincialPark?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KillarneyProvincialPark</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Science?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SpaceExploration?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpaceExploration</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Astronomers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Astronomers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AstronomerInResidence?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AstronomerInResidence</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Research?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Research</a>
JorgeBonita and I managed to catch the last moments of sunlight.<br>
<a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/nightlandscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nightlandscape</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/silhouette?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#silhouette</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/mountains?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mountains</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/darksky?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#darksky</a>
Naztronomy<p>International Dark Sky Week is less than 2 months away. Will you take a pledge to follow the 5 principles for responsible outdoor lighting: <a href="https://idsw.darksky.org/pledge2024?recruiter_id=90618" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">idsw.darksky.org/pledge2024?re</span><span class="invisible">cruiter_id=90618</span></a></p><p>Above link offers no benefits other than tracking signups, Feel free to go to idsw.darksky.org directly.</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/DarkSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkSky</span></a></p>
Melonie’s Natural World 🌿<p>
Star Trails
ABC Open contributor Benjamin Ewerns and Sophie Colvin
<a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23StarTrails" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarTrails</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23NightSky" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NightSky</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Astrophotography" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Astrophotography</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23LongExposure" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LongExposure</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Stars" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stars</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Galaxy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Galaxy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Cosmos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cosmos</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Sky" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sky</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Photography" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Nature" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Universe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Universe</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Celestial" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Celestial</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Space" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Space</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Stargazing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stargazing</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Reflections" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reflections</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23NightPhotography" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NightPhotography</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Scenic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scenic</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23MilkyWay" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MilkyWay</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DarkSky" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DarkSky</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Astronomy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a></p>
Melonie’s Natural World 🌿<p>Alinna Lee: Her photograph, “Pigeon Point Lighthouse and Milky Way,” showcases the lighthouse beneath a star-filled sky.
<a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Lighthouse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lighthouse</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23MilkyWay" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MilkyWay</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Stars" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stars</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23NightSky" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NightSky</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Astrophotography" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Astrophotography</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Galaxy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Galaxy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Nature" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Photography" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Stargazing" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stargazing</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23DarkSky" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DarkSky</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23LongExposure" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LongExposure</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Sky" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sky</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Scenic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Scenic</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Astronomy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Landscape" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Landscape</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Ocean" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ocean</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Coastline" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Coastline</a></p>
Melonie’s Natural World 🌿<p>Astrophotography
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The Bright Side<p>From our readers: A shoutout to Leslie Van Gelder for sharing exciting news from New Zealand! 🌌 The newly certified Tāhuna Glenorchy Dark Sky Sanctuary is set to be a stellar spot, especially with the upcoming total eclipse in 2028. Exciting times ahead! <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DarkSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkSky</span></a></p>
Akkana Peck<p>Just finished watching the (<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a> state) Senate Conservation hearing where they were debating Senate Bill 34 - Outdoor Light Requirements & Exemptions.</p><p>They were in a hurry to get to the Senate floor session, so they cut debate short and voted to table the bill -- which means it's removed from consideration unless someone fights to bring it back.</p><p>Of the senators who spoke, it was clear most of them hadn't read the bill nor listened to the presenters. Argh.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/darksky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darksky</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a></p>
Bryan Duke<p>I hope this brightens your Monday. Over 22 years in this hobby, this is my biggest astrophotography project to date. The data for this took 3 months to gather. The editing took me almost a month. Here's my Horsehead and Flame!</p><p>Details:<br>Explore Scientific ED127 refractor<br>Hotech SCA flattener<br>SBIG STF-8300C<br>L-eXtreme Ha/OIII filter<br>Losmandy G11 mount<br>BoldMFG Pier<br>116.7 hours of data (700x 600second sub-exposures, divided among 2 panels)<br>Imaged from my Bortle 5 back yard<br>Captured in NINA<br>Processed in Siril, GraXpert, SetiAstro Suite, Photoshop & NXT</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/astromomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astromomy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/nebula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nebula</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/darksky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darksky</span></a></p>
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Sonja Quick<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://nrw.social/@bmu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bmu</span></a></span><br>Ein kleiner, aber wichtiger Teilerfolg! </p><p>❌Es freut uns, dass das Licht am SWE-Schornstein nun aus ist. </p><p>☝Das zeigt, dass unsere Bemühungen, die Lichtverschmutzung in unserer Stadt zu reduzieren, erste Wirkung zeigen?</p><p>🌱Gleichzeitig bleibt es unser Ziel, den Einsatz smarter Beleuchtungssysteme im öffentlichen Raum weiter voranzutreiben, um nachhaltige und umweltfreundliche Lösungen zu etablieren. </p><p><a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Erkrath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Erkrath</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/bmu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bmu</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Lichtverschmutzung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lichtverschmutzung</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/lightpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lightpollution</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/darksky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darksky</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/%C3%96kosystemleistung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ökosystemleistung</span></a></p>
Florian LaunetteI took this picture in Death Valley a few years ago now. It was next to Rhyolite, Nevada. I hope you'll like it ;-) Have a nice day.<br>
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How I took this photo ? Canon 5D Mark IV 20 mm Sigma Art 30' f2,8 Iso 4000 Manual Raw Tripod and my phone for the light. <br>
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J'ai pris cette photo dans la Vallée de la Mort il y a quelques années maintenant. C'était à côté de Rhyolite, Nevada. J'espère que vous l'aimerez ;-) Passez une bonne journée.<br>
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Shantell Powell<p>I was lucky enough to grow up in remote places with few anthropogenic sounds. In other words, there weren't any sounds of cars, machines, electrical transformers, airplanes, etc. I grew up in dark sky zones where I could readily identify all sorts of constellations and see the glaucous spray of the Milky Way. I didn't realize what I had until I no longer had it. </p><p>The last time I had an incredible view of the Milky Way was when I was in the Amazon jungle about ten years ago. It was glorious. </p><p>Where I live now is in the most densely-populated region of Canada, and I'm lucky if I can make out the stars of the Big Dipper or the belt of Orion, and even then, I can't see them from my yard. I have to walk out into the woods, and the light pollution still makes it a challenge. </p><p>There aren't many places in the region where I can be free of anthropogenic sound. I found a couple of hiking trails where, if I'm lucky, I might not hear it for a few minutes at best. </p><p>I feel sorry for the birds who get lost because of light pollution while migrating. I feel the stress of the constant racket of humans. In a few mythologies, the reason there was a great flood was because god couldn't stand all the racket people were making. I kinda get it. <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/AnthropogenicSound" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnthropogenicSound</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NoisePollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoisePollution</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LightPollution</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Habitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Habitat</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/stars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stars</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MilkyWay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilkyWay</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DarkSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkSky</span></a></p>
Leanne J<p>Free conference on light pollution and its effects, 30th Jan.<br>They have multiple sessions from invited speakers, with organisations including the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Dark Skies, Buglife, CPRE, Dark Skies Cumbria, Dark Sky UK and Dark Sky International.<br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/LightPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LightPollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/DarkSkies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkSkies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/DarkSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkSky</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/save-the-date-light-pollution-and-its-impacts-tickets-1109369497029" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eventbrite.co.uk/e/save-the-da</span><span class="invisible">te-light-pollution-and-its-impacts-tickets-1109369497029</span></a></p>
Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans<p>🔊 Exciting news! The 🏴Scottish <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/DarkSky" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DarkSky</a> Observatory will live again! We were all so upset when it burnt to a cinder back in 2021, but yesterday we bought the land for its new home, deep within the Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park! 🧵1/3 🧪🔭 <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/astrophotography" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#astrophotography</a></p>
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