RESOURCES

 

Here are resources provided for you to learn more about the initiative:

 

Dark Sky International - for information on impacts of light pollution, benefits of dark skies, dark sky compliant lighting

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Illuminating Engineering Society - for resources on lighting standards and design

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Defending the Dark - presentation by Destin Heilman in Monterey, Massachusetts

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Read this article about the Nantucket dark skies bylaw.

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The World Atlas of Night Sky Brightness maps light pollution by zip code.

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BirdCast has a dashboard that shows nighttime board migration by state and county in the US.

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This CBS News Boston report from September 4, 2023 shows how LED lights are erasing our view of the stars...