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marnie0
- Jun 3
- 1 min
Our disappearing night skies: Why this matters
Webinar Sharolyn Anderson Tuesday 7th June, 6.30pm - 7.30pm AEST credit - River Murray Dark Sky Reserve Dark skies are essential for...
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marnie0
- May 23
- 1 min
After Dark - and hopefully not in the mud!
For all our Sydney-based members and supporters, Almost inevitably, the day you mention you're going to do an outdoor activity with...
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marnie0
- May 5
- 1 min
ALAN meets ROLAN
The Australasian Dark Sky Alliance is delighted to be a supporter of the inaugural - Responsible Outdoor Lighting at Night Conference...
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marnie0
- Apr 28
- 2 min
Queensland pushing dark sky horizons... by Dr Ken Wishaw
Queensland E-petition Andrew Wallace MP, state member for Glasshouse is sponsoring a Queensland Government e-petition, to change the...
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marnie0
- Apr 22
- 1 min
1 minute for light pollution
It's International Dark Sky Week #IDSW22 and here's what our Youth Ambassadors for 2022 have to say about light pollution Tell us what...
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marnie0
- Feb 16
- 2 min
Survey for Dark Skies
(Written by ALGA) Federal Government efforts to mitigate the impacts of light pollution on nocturnal wildlife are being extended to...
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gallegretto
- Feb 2
- 2 min
Impacts of LEDs on human health
UPCOMING WEBINAR 24 February - 11 am We are delighted to announce that our first speaker for ADSA’s 2022 webinar series is Dr Maya Babu....
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marnie0
- Dec 28, 2021
- 2 min
2022 - Dark Skies and You!!
Share your dark sky deeds for 2022!
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marnie0
- Dec 16, 2021
- 2 min
Dark and Quiet - Starlight Constellations?
credit from Australia's Astronomer-at-large (from the Astronomy in Australia Newsletter) Starlink satellites as of 13 December 2021....
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marnie0
- Dec 2, 2021
- 2 min
Christmas lights & Murray River Reserve's Big News
Hanging Christmas lights? We're not about to tell you not to get into the festive spirit and forget the lights, but as you choose between...
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marnie0
- Nov 8, 2021
- 3 min
LIGHTING REGULATIONS, BATS & AMBASSADORSHIPS
ADSA YOUTH AMBASSADORSHIPS Aged between 18 - 25 years? Keen to make a difference? Involved in the arts, science, law, human health? Then...
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marnie0
- Oct 15, 2021
- 6 min
CULTURAL CONNECTION - TURTLE POWER - DARK SKY GRANTS - HELSINKI REPORT
CALL OUT FOR DARK SKY ARTISTS Images: Barkly Regional Arts Southern Sky call-out for new digital works Call for Expressions of Interest...
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marnie0
- Oct 5, 2021
- 2 min
ONLINE EVENTS
Safeguarding astronomical heritage from the erasure of light pollution A/Prof Duane Hamacher 20 OCTOBER - 6pm AEDT FREE emu artwork by...
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marnie0
- Sep 10, 2021
- 1 min
Bits and Bytes
Light Pollution - ABC Podcast At 30 mins - did you know that 'the light pollution produced by street lamps, advertising boards,...
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marnie0
- Sep 6, 2021
- 4 min
A whole new light: Introducing ADSA’s Youth Ambassadors - by Alexandra Lay
There are few moments in life that make you stop completely and take it all in, moments that connect you with nature and the world around...
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marnie0
- Aug 24, 2021
- 2 min
100's of scientific research papers on light pollution
From bird calls to surveying light pollution to cancer hazard assessment, you're bound to find what you're looking for in this database...
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marnie0
- Aug 24, 2021
- 2 min
Commonwealth approved Light Pollution Resources
Below is a list of Australian Government resources that can assist you in determining whether or not lighting projects may need to be...
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marnie0
- Aug 2, 2021
- 1 min
What Animals See in the Stars, and What They Stand to Lose
After a dung beetle arrives on a dung pile, it painstakingly cobbles together a snowball of dung larger than itself. Then it climbs up...
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marnie0
- Jul 6, 2021
- 1 min
UN Releases: IMPACT OF LIGHT POLLUTION ON DIFFERENT TAXA OF MIGRATORY SPECIES
ALAN is being increasingly recognised for its impacts on human health, culture and biodiversity (Davies and Smyth, 2017). Marine,...
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