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STARLIGHT NEWS |
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Presentation of the book |
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THERE IS ANOTHER WAY TO LIGHT UP THE NIGHT |
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KEEP OUR STARLIGHT email: info@starlightreserve2009.co.nz Read More-> Read the article Return to the Dark Side by Rebecca Greatrex in The Listener |
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The 50th anniversary of the Sputnik launching,
a milestone event in the history of mankind, was commemorated on October 9th,
2007 at the French Senate (Palais du Luxembourg, Paris) under the title of "Windows
to the Cosmos; Sputnik and the Dawn of the Space Age". The meeting was organized by
the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES). The
Starlight initiative was presented during this event. |
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In 2008, 24 global cities will participate in Earth Hour at 8pm on March 29. Earth Hour is the highlight of a major campaign to encourage businesses, communities and individuals to take the simple steps needed to cut their emissions on an ongoing basis.
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Cosmology Across Cultures: The idea of this conference is to join specialists of both cultural astronomy studies and modern cosmology in a single forum where ideas about the comprehension about the nature of the Universe could be interchanged, analyzed, revised or even challenged. organized by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía and under the patronage of the European Society for Astronomy in Culture (SEAC). September 7th to 14th, 2008. Granada, Spain. |
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30 August, 2007 The new Law is expected to have numerous positive impacts. It prohibits lighting above the horizon into space for most luminaries and demands the use of totally shielded ones. |
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Light Pollution and Urban Lighting Turkish National Committee on Illumination, TUBITAK National Observatory, Turkey and Istanbul Kultur University are planning an international meeting entitled “Light Pollution and Urban Lighting” in 6-8 September, 2007, in Istanbul, Turkey |
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Beyond astronomic consideration, light pollution reduction translate into great benefit on energy consumption, nature’s health, quality of life and on the beauty of the night views. |
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The Starlight Declaration has been welcomed by the UK Green Party as a comprehensive and far reaching statement of the need to protect the sky in its own right, as part of our shared global environment. |
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Presentation of the
Starlight initiative at the 50th Anniversary of the Sputnik launching
"An unpolluted night sky that allows the enjoyment and contemplation of the firmament should be considered an inalienable right of humankind equivalent to all other environmental, social, and cultural rights, due to its impact on the development of all peoples and on the conservation of biodiversity."
Starlight Declaration. La Palma, Spain 2008.
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IYA - Global Cornerstone Project |
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Starlight and Climate Change |
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IYA 2009 Brochure International Year of Astronomy The latest IYA2009 Brochure is now out! Latest information about IYA2009 Cornerstone Projects, Special projects, Task Groups and the Global project. |
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IYA 2009 |
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Proceedings Starlight Conference 2007 International Conference in Defence of the Quality of the Night Sky and the Right to Observe the Stars. La Palma, April 19-20, 2007 . |
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25 February - 8 March |
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Starlight Reserve Working Group UNESCO, PARIS, World Heritage Center - October 2007. The working group on the "Starlight Reserve" Concept has been set up. Its aim is to develop the concept of Starlight Reserve for its implementation in different UNESCO Programmes and Initiatives within the framework of the UNESCO Conventions. |
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UNESCO - WHC Astronomy and World Heritage The UNESCO Thematic Initiative “Astronomy and World Heritage” launched in support of the International Year of Astronomy aims to establish a link between science and culture with a view to highlighting the scientific value of cultural sites connected with astronomy. |
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GTC First Light The Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC) saw its "first light" at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM-La Palma) the night of July 13th, 2007 in the presence of HRH The Prince of Asturias, who showed his support to the Starlight initiative and held a meeting with the promoters. |
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IDA (International Dark Sky Association) 20th Anniversary Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference celebration on June 8–10, 2008 to be held at Tucson, Arizona - United States. . |
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TWAN The World At Night a new program that will produce and present a collection of stunning photographs and time-lapse videos of the world’s most beautiful and historic sites against the nighttime backdrop of stars, planets and celestial events. . . |
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International Exhibition Quality Lighting and Light Pollution. 5-6 October 2007, Bled, Slovenia. This conference would like to stimulate a global process for reducing light pollution from present 100 % down to 25 %. This is an achievable objective if quality, fully shielded outdoor illumination is used everywhere and without exceptions. December 26th, 2006. |
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