A Common Heritage

The Right to Starlight
 
International Initiative in Defence of the Quality of the Night Sky as Mankind’s Scientific, Cultural and Environmental Right
 
 


 

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Presentation of the bookStarlight Presentation
StarLight: A Common Heritage

With the presence of the Vice-President of the European Parliament, the book "Starlight, a Common Heritage" was presented at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias headquarters. The book includes the main aspects of the Starlight initiative as well as the contributions presented at the International Conference in Defence of the Night Sky, held on La Palma in 2007.
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April 20th 2008
The World Night in Defence of the Starlight

THERE IS ANOTHER WAY TO LIGHT UP THE NIGHT
April 20th has been designated as the "World Night" in defence of the Night Sky and the Right to Observe the Stars as a cultural, scientific and environmental humankind heritage. Promotional video for free distribution. MORE INFORMATION.
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KEEP OUR STARLIGHT
BURNING BRIGHT


The Lake Tekapo / Aoraki Mount Cook Region seeks your support in being considered a World Heritage Starlight Reserve to coincide with thebrochure International Year of Astronomy in 2009.

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  email:  info@starlightreserve2009.co.nz
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Read the article Return to the Dark Side by Rebecca Greatrex in The Listener

spoutnikPresentation of the Starlight initiative at the 50th Anniversary of the Sputnik launching

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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Global cities in Earth Hour

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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60 Hours


Cosmology Across Cultures:
Impact of the Study of the Universe in Human Thinking

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 Government of the Republic of Slovenia Passes a Light Pollution Law

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
International Simposium

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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simpoIDAInternational Dark Sky Association Symposium
at the ASTROLab of the Mont-Mégantic National Park

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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Starlight Declaration pdf
Starligth Declaration Starlight Declaration

"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 Dark Sky
 

IYA - Global Cornerstone Project
Dark Skies Awareness
Seeing in the dark

For this Cornerstone project the IAU will collaborate with the US National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), representatives of the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), the Starlight Initiative and other national and international partners in dark sky and environmental education on several related themes.

 

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Campaign for Adoption of the Starlight Declaration.

The Starlight Initiative invites all organizations, both public and private, to adopt the principles of the Starlight Declaration, expressing their support and voluntary commitment to preserve the quality of the night sky and to promote the cultural, scientific and environmental to the observation of the firmament.
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Starlight and Climate Change
The Starlight Initiative joins the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign

Defending the quality of night skies and the urgent application of intelligent lighting systems is also defending a sustainable use of energy and fighting against climate change.
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IYA Brochure 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
The United Nations declares 2009 the International Year of Astronomy.

20 December 2007: the United Nations 62nd General Assembly proclaimed 2009 the International Year of Astronomy. The Resolution was submitted by Italy, Galileo Galilei's home country. The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is an initiative of the International Astronomical Union and UNESCO.
For more information on the International Year of Astronomy 2009 please visit the website at www.astronomy2009.org
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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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  GlobeatNight

25 February - 8 March
GLOBE at Night 2008

Join the 2008 GLOBE at Night Campaign from 25 February - 8 March. 2008 marks a monumental shift in human history when more than half the people on Earth are expected to be living in cities. Because of the ambient light of urban landscapes, many city dwellers have never seen a sky full of stars.
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  Lake Tepako 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 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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  slovenia 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.