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``Dark Skies are a Universal Resource'' Programs Planned for the International Year of Astronomy
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Gibbs, Michael G. Barnes, Jessica Manning, James G. Walker, Constance E. Berglund, Kathrine Bueter, Chuck Crelin, Bob Duriscoe, Dan M. Moore, Chad L. Gauthier, Adrienne J. Foster, Tom Heatherly, Sue Ann Maddalena, Ronald J. Mann, Terry Patten, Kim Pompea, Stephen M. Sparks, Robert T. Schaaf, Fred Simmons, Mike Smith, Carter Smith, Malcolm G. Tafreshi, Babak A. |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Abstract | In an effort to help more people appreciate the ongoing loss of a dark night sky for much of the world’s population and to raise public knowledge about diverse impacts of excess artificial lighting on local environments, the International Year of Astronomy’s Dark Skies Working Group has established six “Dark Skies” programs and six “Dark Skies” resources. The Dark Skies programs include GLOBE at Night (with Earth Hour), Astronomy Nights in the [National] Parks, Dark Skies Discovery Sites, Quiet Skies, Good Neighbor Lighting, and a digital photography contest. Resources include the light education toolkit, the “Let There Be Night” DVD and planetarium program, the 6-minute video, online National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 950 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719, USA Digitalis Education Solutions, Inc., PO Box 2976, Bremerton, WA 98310 USA Nightwise.org, 15893 Ashville Ln., Granger, IN 46530, USA http://www.bobcrelin.com/bio.html National Park Service University of Arizona Southern Illinois University Edwardsville National Radio Astronomy Observatory Astronomical League International Dark-Sky Association, 3225 N. First Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 950 N Cherry Ave. Tucson, AZ 85719 Sky and Telescope Astronomers Without Borders Sky Quality Meter Researcher IAU Commission The World at Night, http://www.twanight.org/newTWAN/index.asp 298 “Dark Skies are a Universal Resource” 299 interactions like Second Life, podcasts, and traveling exhibits. The programs and resources are summarized here, as they were in a poster for the June 2008 ASP/AAS conference. For more information on these programs and resources, visit http://astronomy2009.us/darkskies/. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://lettherebenight.com/DVD/Globe%20at%20Night%20&%20NOAO/IYA2009_DarkSkies_Programs.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
