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marnie0
May 5, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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 3, 20222 min read
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, 20212 min read
2022 - Dark Skies and You!!
Share your dark sky deeds for 2022!
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marnie0
Dec 16, 20212 min read
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 3, 20212 min read
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 9, 20213 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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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marnie0
Jul 4, 20211 min read
USA Lighting organisation, sees the Dark
The US-based Western Night Skies Council had an info session with the US Illuminating Engineering Society to discuss their collaboration...
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marnie0
Jul 1, 20211 min read
The Urgency of Controlling Light Pollution by Landon Bannister
Light hasn’t historically been considered as a pollutant, but the weight of scientific evidence in recent years is now overwhelming....
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marnie0
Jun 29, 20211 min read
TASPORTS - An Australian First?
In what is believed to be an Australian first, @Tasports - who are responsible for eleven ports around Tasmania’s pristine coastline-...
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