Look Below
International Initiative in Defence of the Quality of the Night Sky as Mankind’s Scientific, Cultural and Environmental Heritage
EnglishEspañol

Dark Skies Rangers Program

04Jan 2010

Dark Skies Rangers Program and GLOBE at Night 2010

Photo Oscar Zamora

Everyone is a citizen of the world. At some level we should all be its stewards with accountability toward preserving its environment.

One component of that is the preservation of dark skies or the prevention of light pollution. The preservation of dark skies is important for many reasons including astronomy, energy conservation, cost, wildlife and even human health. Through the Dark Skies Ranger Program, students learn about the importance of dark skies and experience activities that illustrate proper lighting, light pollution’s effects on wildlife and how to measure the darkness of your skies. A highlight of the program is the citizen science project, GLOBE at Night, which enlists the help of students to collect data on the night sky conditions in their community and contribute to a worldwide database on light pollution. .


More information ... >

Last Updated on Aug162011
contacto2                                               


More information

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING?

logo2


stonehenge3

Starlight Initiative collaborates with the

PORTAL TO THE HERITAGE OF ASTRONOMY

Starlight Finder

Starlight related links

covenant3

Covenant of Mayors Related Initiative

awhg

Colaborating with IAU Working Group

dsag_banner

IUCN Dark Sky Advisory Group

dsa1

Dark Skies Awareness Project

bannerunescomab

Partnership Unesco-MaB

unwtonetwork

Member of the Knowledge Network

isacabbner

Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

The Starlight Initiative is designed as an international action in defence of the values associated with the night sky and the general right to observe the stars. It is open to the participation of all scientific, cultural, environmental, and citizens' organizations...

In partnership with:
unescomabwhitesmalllogiac6



150px-iau_logo.svg unwto_knnwt200