International
Dark Sky Week 2022
Discover the Night
April 22–30
It may seem harmless, but light pollution has far-reaching consequences that are harmful to all living things. Effective outdoor lighting reduces light pollution, leading to a better quality of life for all. The dark sky movement is working to bring better lighting to communities around the world so that all life can thrive.
Join us this International Dark Sky Week to learn more about the movement, and discover the night where you live.
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Presented by International Dark-Sky Association
What is Light Pollution?
Any artificial light that is not needed is a pollutant that has serious and harmful consequences.
Light pollution can:
- disrupt wildlife
- impact human health
- waste money and energy
- contribute to climate change
- block our view of the universe
Light pollution is increasing at 2x rate of population growth and 83% of the global population lives under a light-polluted sky.
Places & People
Protecting the night around the world
Explore the map below to learn more about the global dark sky movement. It provides a small snapshot of some of the wonderful International Dark Sky Places and extraordinary IDA Advocates working to protect the night worldwide.
About Us
IDA protects the night from light pollution
Artificial light at night has revolutionized the way we live and work outdoors, but it has come at a price. When used indiscriminately, outdoor lighting can disrupt wildlife, impact human health, waste money, and energy, contribute to climate change, and block our view of the universe.
The International Dark-Sky Association promotes win-win solutions that allow people to appreciate dark, star-filled skies while enjoying the benefits of responsible outdoor lighting.
Our Vision
The night sky, filled with stars, is celebrated and protected around the world as a shared heritage benefiting all living things.
Thank you to our brand partners for year-round support
Leading & Guiding partners
Sustaining & Ally partners
Outreach partners
Events
All around the world
Your Dark Sky Photos
Tag your Instagram posts with either #IDSW2022, #DarkSkyWeek, or #DiscoverTheNight.
T'is the season... of grey skies, sleet, cold and dark. But of course also some natural and architectural beauty. Here's a view of Larvik harbor with its cranes and mounuments, plus the #ColorLine terminal. From this point you can sail across to Hirtshals in northern Denmark in just under four hours. The ship sailing between these two points is named Colorline_Superspeed for a reason.
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Featured Photographer: nachthaltig
Beautiful night image! 🤩 🇦🇹
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Was ich einmal sehe, kann ich nicht mehr nicht sehen.
Jede/r von uns kann einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Reduktion von Lichtverschmutzung leisten. Was es dazu braucht? Bewusstsein und Wissen. Meine Beiträge wollen dieses Wissen und Bewusstsein vermitteln. Nie mit erhobenem Zeigefinger, denn das ist nicht meine Wahrheit. Dafür von Zeit zu Zeit mit Bildern der Nacht, die ihre Schönheit zeigen, das, was es zu erhalten und was es zu verlieren gibt.
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What one sees once can no longer not be seen.
Each of us can make an important contribution to reducing light pollution. What does it take? Awareness and knowledge. My contributions want to convey this knowledge and awareness. Never with a raised finger, because that is not my truth. Instead, from time to time with pictures of the night that show their beauty, what needs to be preserved and what could be lost.
#Lightpollution #againstlightpollution #Lichtverschmutzung #patendernacht #gemeinsamfürdienacht #underonesky #discoverthenight #protectthenight #lovedarkskies #starvingfordarkness #turnyourlightsoff #rettetdienacht #sterneschauen #nachthaltig #mirgehteinlichtaus #austria #gesäuse
#nightskyaustria
#idadarksky #womeninastro #passioneastrofotografia #women_shooting_stars #bestdarkphoto #sigmaphoto #NikonEurope #nikondach #nikond780 #nightscape #nachtfotografie #nightscapephotography
Tagga quel individuo 😇
#cielopermettendoquotes #frasi #citazioni #pensieri #aforismi #quotes #frasedelgiorno #frasedellanotte #scoprilanotte #nottestellata #cielostellato #inquinamentoluminoso #milluminodimeno #illuminazioneresponsabile #darkskies #idsw2021 #discoverthenight #lightpollution #nightsky #wildlifeconservation #idadarksky #inquinamentoluminoso🚫 #camilloflammarion
Was ich einmal sehe, kann ich nicht mehr nicht sehen.
Jede/r von uns kann einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Reduktion von Lichtverschmutzung leisten. Was es dazu braucht? Bewusstsein und Wissen. Meine Beiträge wollen dieses Wissen und Bewusstsein vermitteln. Nie mit erhobenem Zeigefinger, denn das ist nicht meine Wahrheit. Dafür von Zeit zu Zeit mit Bildern der Nacht, die ihre Schönheit zeigen, das, was es zu erhalten und was es zu verlieren gibt.
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What one sees once can no longer not be seen.
Each of us can make an important contribution to reducing light pollution. What does it take? Awareness and knowledge. My contributions want to convey this knowledge and awareness. Never with a raised finger, because that is not my truth. Instead, from time to time with pictures of the night that show their beauty, what needs to be preserved and what could be lost.
#Lightpollution #againstlightpollution #Lichtverschmutzung #patendernacht #gemeinsamfürdienacht #underonesky #discoverthenight #protectthenight #lovedarkskies #starvingfordarkness #turnyourlightsoff #rettetdienacht #sterneschauen #nachthaltig #mirgehteinlichtaus #austria #gesäuse
#nightskyaustria
#idadarksky #womeninastro #passioneastrofotografia #women_shooting_stars #bestdarkphoto #sigmaphoto #NikonEurope #nikondach #nikond780 #nightscape #nachtfotografie #nightscapephotography
On this last day of 🌀 #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, learn about aztecruinsnm in New Mexico ➡️ https://www.nps.gov/azru/index.htm. Gazing into the night sky above an archeoastronomy site is a special experience. It connects past and present, allowing a view into the past which connects culture to cosmos.
Pueblo people describe this site as part of their migration journey. Today, you can follow their ancient passageways to a distant time. Explore a 900-year old ancestral Pueblo Great House of over 400 masonry rooms. Look up and see original timbers holding up the roof. Search for the fingerprints of ancient workers in the mortar. Listen for an echo of ritual drums in the reconstructed Great Kiva.
Some tips for stargazing in general:
🌟 Make a red flashlight. Use red paper or cellophane to cover a white flashlight. This will help you navigate at night without compromising your night vision!
🌟 Attend your local astronomy club's next public "star party." There you can find amateur astronomers sharing views through their telescopes.
🌟 Camp under the stars. What better way to experience the great outdoors than camping in a national park under a star-filled sky?
🌟 Find national parks that offer night sky programs, from telescope astronomy events to full moon walks with rangers
📸 NPS/Bettymaya Foote - The milky way rises into the night sky above ancestral Pueblo ruins at Aztec Ruins National Monument
#FindYourPark #PlotYourPath #EncuentraTuParque #StarryNight #NightSky #Stars #Stargazing #DiscovertheNight #NationalParks #NationalParkService #Outdoors #NightPhotography #NPS #IndigenousHeritageMonth #AztecRuinsNationalMonument #NewMexico
P dalam rumus fisika itu artinya tekanan.
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Jadi kalau ada orang yang ngechat pake P P P P P itu, mungkin dia banyak tekanan😂
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#latepost📸 #hijabootd #picoftheday #backgroundsky⛅ #darkskyweek
It's beginning to look a lot ... ⬇️
The brighter, the cooler and the closer to (undisturbed) nature, the sooner the lighting should be switched off again!
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Picsource: Pixabay, PS
#Lightpollution #againstlightpollution #Lichtverschmutzung #gegenlichtverschmutzung #lichtverschmutzungistdoof #patendernacht #gemeinsamfürdienacht #gemeinsamfürdieumwelt #darkskies #darkskies4all #underonesky #discoverthenight #protectthenight #lovedarkskies #turnyourlightsoff #rettetdienacht #sterneschauen #nachthaltig #mirgehteinlichtaus #austria
#christmaslightings #christmaslights #sustainablechristmas #sustainablelighting #nachhaltigebeleuchtung #nachhaltigeweihnachten #nachhaltigeradvent #weihnachtsbeleuchtung
It's beginning to look a lot... ⬇️
Je heller, je greller und je näher an der (ungestörten) Natur, desto früher sollte die Beleuchtung auch wieder ausgemacht werden!
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Bildquelle: Pixabay, PS
#Lightpollution #againstlightpollution #Lichtverschmutzung #gegenlichtverschmutzung #lichtverschmutzungistdoof #patendernacht #gemeinsamfürdienacht #gemeinsamfürdieumwelt #darkskies #darkskies4all #underonesky #discoverthenight #protectthenight #lovedarkskies #turnyourlightsoff #rettetdienacht #sterneschauen #nachthaltig #mirgehteinlichtaus #austria #christmaslightings #christmaslights #sustainablechristmas #sustainablelighting #nachhaltigebeleuchtung #nachhaltigeweihnachten #nachhaltigeradvent #weihnachtsbeleuchtung #nachhaltigeweihnachtsbeleuchtung
Last night we stayed in a tiny house in southern Utah. The sky is super dark in the area, so taking star photos is way easier. Hope to make it back soon!
Tiny home: ziontobryce
#utah #canonusa #outdoortones #modernoutdoors #travelphotography #discoverthenight #darksky #astrophotography #milkyway #milkywayphotography canonusa
The Rosette Nebula is a stunning deepspace object, The colorful hydrogen gas and embedded open star cluster (NGC 2244) make this winter deep-sky target one that is not to be overlooked.
Also referred to as “The Skull Nebula”
Shot on nikonindiaofficial
70-200 F/2.8 FL
Lights: 90
Darks: 40
200mm and cropped at f2.8
Tracked using ioptron_telescopes Skyguider Pro
Location: Ranikhet, Uttarakhand, India
Edited in photoshop
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#discoverthenight #india #deepspace #astrophotography #twanight
#milkywayphotography #throughyourlens #nikon #naturephotography #nightphotography #nebula #twan #yourshot_india #CNTGiveltAShot
#longexposure_shots #nightsky #summersky #darksky #astrophoto
#nightscaper #astrophotographyindia #nightskyphotography #milkywaychasers #cosmos
#stars #milkyway #astrophotographyindia #deepskyphotography #indianphotographyhub #ranikhet
Checklist #Christmas Lighting - Part 2
The writing in the picture above is not easy to read? Exactly...
In the next post: Timing is everything, even with night-gently and environmentally friendly Christmas lights.
Pic: Pixabay, PS
#Lightpollution #againstlightpollution #Lichtverschmutzung #gegenlichtverschmutzung #lichtverschmutzungistdoof #patendernacht #gemeinsamfürdienacht #gemeinsamfürdieumwelt #darkskies #darkskies4all #underonesky #discoverthenight #protectthenight #lovedarkskies #turnyourlightsoff #rettetdienacht #sterneschauen #nachthaltig #mirgehteinlichtaus #austria #sustainablechristmas #sustainablelighting #christmaslightings #christmaslights #solemnchristmas #nooutdoordisco
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Can you pitch in a few dollars a month to protect the night? Support the International Dark-Sky Association by becoming an IDA monthly member today. When you join our monthly giving club, you will receive a special Nighthawk magnet.
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