International Dark-Sky Association

IDA works to preserve and protect the nighttime environment and our heritage of dark skies through environmentally responsible outdoor lighting. http://www.darksky.org

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How stargazing connects us

And how growing light pollution threatens that connection.

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Milkyway 25.4.17

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Take a moment and enjoy the view. Keep looking up.

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Keep reading

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Location: Queensland, Australia Photo: Daniel Gaussen

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Camping under the stars ☄ | Yellowstone National Park | 📸 Travis Burke Photography

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The Bridger Mountains under Winter stars

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“You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.” – Alan Watts Photographer Haitong Yu recently captured this breathtaking view of the Milky Way above the Simatai section of China’s Great Wall.

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Teide National Park - Tenerife - Canary Islands - Spain (by Alejandro Roman Gonzalez) 

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The Milky Way Reflected Onto The Largest Salt Flat In The World

In a bid to find a perfectly dark sky, Russian photographer Daniel Kordan made a trip to the Altiplano region located in the west central South America.

Hailing 12,300 feet above the sea level, Kordan was able to utilize the Uyuni salt flat using the special astrophotography camera he had. This type of camera unlocks the colors found in the sky, opening up the barriers between earth and space and casting the Milky Way onto the reflective flats.

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Under Milky way galaxy by CristobalGarciaferroRubio

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As the human population grows the problem is due to worsen and even remote coastal areas are now being affected by civilization’s tell-tale glow-in-the-sky. Turtles, disoriented as they return to their nesting beaches, or confused hatchlings struggling to find the sea, are iconic examples. Now, a new study conducted by scientists from the University of …

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Caves, trails and water continue to draw visitors to Mammoth Cave National Park and a new night sky program is expected to bring tourists hoping to stargaze without light pollution.

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Brazil Gets Lit

Artificial lighting is spreading across the country, with unknown effects on its wildlife.

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Stargaze from eight Swiss mountains without leaving your seat

Getting ahold of a clear night sky is a lot harder than it sounds.

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As night falls on Devils Tower National Monument, it transforms from a place of darkness into a place of wonder. Thousands of twinkling, glittering stars dot the night sky over an astounding geologic feature that protrudes out of the rolling prairie surrounding the Black Hills. Stay for nature’s night show at Wyoming’s Devils Tower – it’s worth it! Photo courtesy of David Kingham.

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Milky Way at Sea Isle City, New Jersey.

Credit: Jack Fusco