Maybe out in the #islands, but how much #lightpollution exists in #Athens and is the country so great for #noctourism? greekreporter.com/2026/03/14/n... #animals #wildlife #tourism
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The most recent issue of Free Astronomy Magazine (March-April 2026) is available for your reading and downloading pleasure in English, Italian, Spanish, French, Arabic, and Chinese at www.astropublishing.com #astronomy #lightpollution
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Go Dark: Countdown to International Dark Sky Week | April 13–20, 2026 - Pledge to Protect the Night! idsw.darksky.org via @darkskyintl.bsky.social #darksky #protectthenight #bluesky #night #lightpollution #nighttime
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Bats provide enormous ecological and economic value through insect control.
Excess artificial light disrupts their hunting patterns, signaling deeper ecosystem instability.
Darkness supports balance.
#DarkSkyTexas #BatConservation #EcosystemBalance #LightPollution #TexasNature
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"FCC Deciding Whether to Allow Startup to Launch Huge Mirror Satellite to Blast Sunlight on Cities at Nighttime" https://share.google/yLgUCgB0CkwvrAWNL
#lightpollution
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And, oh, by the way,it accelerates climate change by sending more sunlight down through the atmosphere. . . #climatechange #globalwarming #space #satellite #lightpollution #geoengineering #badidea
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Research has shown that #LightPollution has increased the average sky brightness in North America and Europe by 9.6% per year between 2011 and 2021. “If you think about that, a child born today that can see, let’s say, 250 stars in the sky, when they turn 18, that number will be reduced to 100.
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#BlueRidgeParkway #DarkSky #LightPollution #SkyQuality #Astronomy #NightSky #BlueRidgeMountains #BRP #Stargazing #DarkSkySurvey #ProtectTheNight #AsheCountyNC #WataugaCounty #BooneNC #FloydCountyVA #GalaxVA #NCmountains #VAmountains #Appalachia #828isGreat #VisitNC #VisitVA #Astrophotography
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1/7 🛰️ SATELLITES GALORE 🛰️
Once, spotting a satellite was a moment of awe. Soon, they may obscure the sky.
We face a "pandemic" of mega constellations that threatens to permanently erase the stars.
Source: Phil Plait, Scientific American
#Astronomy #SpaceX #LightPollution #DarkSkies #Environment
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Highly relevant paper 🧪🔓 for the #lightpollution community with very interesting insights: Nocturnal migrating moths 🦋need both, visual and magnetic cues to navigate. Magnetic cues alone are not enough which means they are particularly vulnerable if visual orientation is impaired by excess light 💡
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Two satellite proposals threaten the night sky — Submit a comment to the FCC
(deadlines today and 9th March)
darksky.org/news/two-sat...
#astronomy #lightpollution
Via @darkskyintl.bsky.social
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And I've been complaining about neighbors' floodlights and the soccer fields lit up all night long. It's just one disastrous idea after another with these companies. #LightPollution
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SpaceX wants to launch a million satellites. Reflect Orbital wants 50,000 giant mirrors. Neither properly consulted scientists.
Public comment closes this week: March 6 (SpaceX) and March 9 (Reflect Orbital). Your voice matters.
reckoningscience.org/lets-stop-do...
🔭 #DarkSkies #LightPollution
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Worth a read if you are interested in astronomy - or even just star gazing.
#astronomy #space #lightpollution #clearskies #photography
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
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More light does not always mean more safety.
Excessively bright bulbs often reduce visibility by creating glare and shadows.
Lower-wattage bulbs aimed properly can improve visibility while saving money and protecting the night sky.
#DarkSkyTexas #ResponsibleLighting #LightPollution
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Image from the paper showing a cloudy urban sky, where the clouds brighten the sky. A building with a satellite dish on top is a dark silhouette.
15 years ago, I co-authored my first paper in the field of #LightPollution studies: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017307
Up to that point, work on artificial brightening of the sky had been done almost entirely by astronomers, who (for obvious […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
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Val Verde County's ambitious LED streetlight plan was shot down in a heated debate, leaving safety concerns and light pollution on the table.
Click to read more!
#ValVerdeCounty #TX #ValVerdeCountyStreetlights #CivicAccountability #LightPollution #TrafficSafety #CitizenPortal
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My meeting with our citizen scientists in the #Nachtlichter project tonight veered into an hour long discussion about the difference between basic and applied research (and why the distinction matters when it comes to getting funding).
What's funny is that because over the years they have […]
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Power outages always remind me just how much we've poisoned ourselves with light pollution, and just how over reliant on technology we've become.
#lightpollution #technology #electricity #nor'easter #blizzard
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👉🏻 saf-astronomie.fr/sauvegarde-d... 🔭
#PollutionLumineuse #lightPollution
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How and when did astronomers begin to understand access to the #night sky as a human right? And what are the implications of doing so? 🌌
Read chapter 3 of my forthcoming book, #TransformingNight!
#LightPollution #ArtificialLight #ALAN #Darkness #LightJustice
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Figure 1 Charvalakis (2026): Boxplots showing the nightly number of captured insects per order per light colour, averaged across trap replicates. Other taxa (H) are Blattodea, Collembola, Psocoptera, and Trichoptera combined. Each boxplot represents the median, interquartile range, and spread of the data, while grey dots indicate the mean number of insects attracted per night. Bar plots in the top right corner of each panel represent the total catch per light colour across the entire sampling period. Plotted boxes sharing the same letter are not significantly different in terms of insect capture numbers (Tukey, α = 0.05).
New publication: Timing of #attraction to #light of #nocturnal #insects is spectrum and taxon dependent: implications for mitigating #lightpollution, by @mevisser.bsky.social and others.
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
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Malta’s seabirds depend on dark coastlines to breed successfully. Increasing light pollution & stronger storms are putting pressure on colonies of Yelkouan shearwaters & Storm-petrels.
Read more in The Malta Independent on Sunday:
www.independent.com.mt/articles/202...
#lightpollution #seabirds
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🪶 New paper out in Environmental Pollution by Godet et al.: part-night street lighting doesn’t restore “natural” daily song rhythms in urban European robins—their timing shifts much like under full-night lighting.
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
#ALAN #LightPollution #UrbanEcology #Ornithology #Biodiversity
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We can all help protect dark skies, which are vital for both astronomy and nature. Scroll down to sign DarkSky’s open letter.
darksky.org/news/organiz... #darkskies #lightpollution #nature #astronomy
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Light pollution doesn’t just affect humans.
Dogs need natural darkness for healthy sleep and hormone balance.
Bright lights at night can disrupt their rhythm.
Dim the lights. Go warmer. Protect your pup.
#DarkSkyTexas #LightPollution #PetHealth #ResponsibleLighting
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A European Robin is sat on a branch.
Part-night lighting fails to restore natural song rhythms in urban European Robins | Environmental Pollution | doi.org/10.1016/j.en... | #ornithology #robins #lightpollution #acoustics 🪶🔊
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Many Texas towns can’t pass outdoor lighting ordinances, but that doesn’t mean they’re powerless.
Learn how grassroots efforts are helping communities combat light pollution throughout the state.
Read more: darkskytexas.org/dark-sky-pro...
#DarkSkyTexas #LightPollution #TexasLegislation
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