The Pleiades/Subaru/Seven Sisters star cluster resembles the shape of a Christmas tree! See if you can spot it in the summer sky....

Do you have a passion for preserving the natural beauty of our night skies and combating light pollution? If so, the Australasian Dark...

Blue light has become a topic of concern for people of all ages in our digitally connected world, but it holds particular significance...

Hello, Introducing the inaugural edition of STAR SAVERS, the newsletter by the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance. STAR SAVERS aims to shed...

SOUTH AUSTRALIA welcomes it's second dark sky place Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary, located in the northern Flinders Ranges, South...

The future is looking positive (not bright) in Canberra! by Craig Collins - Canberra Astronomical Society Representatives from the ANU...

Mozzies A new study's finding that urban light pollution may disrupt the winter dormancy period for mosquitoes that transmit West Nile...

Two Online sessions - 2 March Advocate Action Meeting As a dark sky advocate, it is likely more people will hear you speak about your...

You can support their actions (Lonely Planet) A petition will be submitted in April to the New Zealand government requesting legislation...

Data collected by citizen scientists around the world over the past 12 years shows that the night sky is disappearing due to rapid...

Responsible Outdoor Lighting At Night With the aim of creating a more sustainable, healthier, and safer future; some of the lighting...

by Tim Smyth (The Conversation UK) The Plymouth Marine Laboratory,, last year published an atlas of artificial light at night under the...

Add your comments Have your say A draft standard is open for commenting on Standards Australia public comments system. Standard: DR...

Reg R. Wilson, 14 Feb 1930 – 25 Jan 2022 A personal appreciation by Fred Watson AM, Astronomer-at-Large, Australian Government It was...

The University of Melbourne launches the only university subject of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and one of only two offered...

Read what our New Zealand colleagues have submitted. This submission has been prepared by RASNZ Dark Skies Group Dark Sky Network NZ, and...

Your chance to have your say As the peak body representing night conservation, the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance Technical Committee...

(With thanks to the Conversation) Written by Dr Theresa Jones and Dr Kathryn McNamara As the Moon rises on a warm evening in early...

WE-EF Lighting have launched the Beauty in Darkness Outdoor Lighting Awards for Australia and New Zealand. As a company with a long...

Have you signed up for our webinar this coming Thursday? 21 July - 6pm AEST Phillip Island Nature Parks (the Nature Parks) is a unique...