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marnie0
Oct 23, 20232 min read
Are you aged 18 to 25 and looking to make a meaningful impact?
Do you have a passion for preserving the natural beauty of our night skies and combating light pollution? If so, the Australasian Dark...
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marnie0
Oct 4, 20232 min read
Blue Light and Aging: Why It's a Bigger Concern for Older Adults
Blue light has become a topic of concern for people of all ages in our digitally connected world, but it holds particular significance...
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marnie0
Sep 8, 20231 min read
STAR SAVERS NEWSLETTER- Spring Edition
Hello, Introducing the inaugural edition of STAR SAVERS, the newsletter by the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance. STAR SAVERS aims to shed...
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marnie0
Jul 18, 20232 min read
CELEBRATE - Darkness is spreading across Australia
SOUTH AUSTRALIA welcomes it's second dark sky place Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary, located in the northern Flinders Ranges, South...
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marnie0
May 21, 20232 min read
Dark skies in Canberra - steps closer?
The future is looking positive (not bright) in Canberra! by Craig Collins - Canberra Astronomical Society Representatives from the ANU...
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info7450624
Apr 25, 20231 min read
Mozzies, Canberra and Smithsonian
Mozzies A new study's finding that urban light pollution may disrupt the winter dormancy period for mosquitoes that transmit West Nile...
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marnie0
Mar 1, 20232 min read
Talking about Dark Skies - with Jen Martin and IDA
Two Online sessions - 2 March Advocate Action Meeting As a dark sky advocate, it is likely more people will hear you speak about your...
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marnie0
Feb 9, 20232 min read
Petition to New Zealand government to protect dark skies
You can support their actions (Lonely Planet) A petition will be submitted in April to the New Zealand government requesting legislation...
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marnie0
Jan 20, 20231 min read
10% INCREASE - Globe At Night citizen science program reveals rapid increase in light pollution
Data collected by citizen scientists around the world over the past 12 years shows that the night sky is disappearing due to rapid...
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info7450624
Jan 17, 20231 min read
ROLL on ROLAN
Responsible Outdoor Lighting At Night With the aim of creating a more sustainable, healthier, and safer future; some of the lighting...
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marnie0
Jan 7, 20231 min read
1.9 million sq km of the world’s coasts impacted by light pollution
by Tim Smyth (The Conversation UK) The Plymouth Marine Laboratory,, last year published an atlas of artificial light at night under the...
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marnie0
Dec 27, 20221 min read
ASNZ 4282 for comment
Add your comments Have your say A draft standard is open for commenting on Standards Australia public comments system. Standard: DR...
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marnie0
Dec 18, 20222 min read
VALE - Reg Wilson
Reg R. Wilson, 14 Feb 1930 – 25 Jan 2022 A personal appreciation by Fred Watson AM, Astronomer-at-Large, Australian Government It was...
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marnie0
Dec 3, 20221 min read
Safeguarding the Night Sky
The University of Melbourne launches the only university subject of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and one of only two offered...
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marnie0
Aug 8, 20221 min read
New Zealand's response to AS4282 - Light Trespass -draft
Read what our New Zealand colleagues have submitted. This submission has been prepared by RASNZ Dark Skies Group Dark Sky Network NZ, and...
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marnie0
Aug 5, 20221 min read
ADSA's response to the draft Australian Standards for lighting.
Your chance to have your say As the peak body representing night conservation, the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance Technical Committee...
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marnie0
Jul 29, 20221 min read
Artificial light at night can change the behaviour of all animals, not just humans
(With thanks to the Conversation) Written by Dr Theresa Jones and Dr Kathryn McNamara As the Moon rises on a warm evening in early...
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landonbannister
Jul 22, 20221 min read
WE-EF Lighting launch the Beauty in Darkness Outdoor Lighting Awards
WE-EF Lighting have launched the Beauty in Darkness Outdoor Lighting Awards for Australia and New Zealand. As a company with a long...
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marnie0
Jul 18, 20221 min read
Phillip Island - Dark Sky Ark?
Have you signed up for our webinar this coming Thursday? 21 July - 6pm AEST Phillip Island Nature Parks (the Nature Parks) is a unique...
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marnie0
Jun 16, 20221 min read
ASNZ4282 Open for comment
HOW ANIMALS PERCEIVE THE WORLD "....We have changed the climate and acidified the oceans. We have shuffled wildlife across continents,...
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