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Massachusetts chapter of DarkSky International. Our mission is to protect the nighttime environment by advocating for responsible outdoor-lighting practices.
Night sky with satellite constellation apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25123... @darkskyintl.bsky.social
APOD: 2025 December 30 – An Artificial Comet
A different astronomy and space science
related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
apod.nasa.gov
December 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Night sky with satellite constellation apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25123... @darkskyintl.bsky.social
DarkSky International’s organizational statement on Reflect Orbital: drive.google.com/file/d/1aNdV...
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DarkSky's organizational statement on Reflect Orbital (12-25)
drive.google.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
DarkSky International’s organizational statement on Reflect Orbital: drive.google.com/file/d/1aNdV...
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Research paper "Artificial Light at Night Increases Aedes aegypti Mosquito Biting Behavior ..." pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... These daytime active mosquitoes transmit diseases such as dengue fever and Zika. @darkskyintl.bsky.social
Artificial Light at Night Increases Aedes aegypti Mosquito Biting Behavior with Implications for Arboviral Disease Transmission
Aedes aegypti mosquito is a major vector of arboviral disease. Here, we report that the biting behavior of normally daytime active anthropophilic Ae. aegypti mosquitoes on human hosts is abnormally in...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
August 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Research paper "Artificial Light at Night Increases Aedes aegypti Mosquito Biting Behavior ..." pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... These daytime active mosquitoes transmit diseases such as dengue fever and Zika. @darkskyintl.bsky.social
After passing a Dark Sky ordinance to curb light pollution and save energy, Pittsburgh is installing adjustable streetlights.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c... @darkskyintl.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c... @darkskyintl.bsky.social
Why This Pennsylvania City Put Its Streetlights on a Dimmer
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
After passing a Dark Sky ordinance to curb light pollution and save energy, Pittsburgh is installing adjustable streetlights.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c... @darkskyintl.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c... @darkskyintl.bsky.social
xerces.org/endangered-s...
Note one of the threats facing fireflies is light pollution. @darkskyintl.bsky.social
Note one of the threats facing fireflies is light pollution. @darkskyintl.bsky.social
Firefly Conservation | Xerces Society
Fireflies are cherished, but they are also declining. Based on assessments published on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, an estimated 8% of U...
xerces.org
July 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
xerces.org/endangered-s...
Note one of the threats facing fireflies is light pollution. @darkskyintl.bsky.social
Note one of the threats facing fireflies is light pollution. @darkskyintl.bsky.social
Published in #MNRAS: "Low Earth Orbit satellite fragmentation rates are critically disrupting the natural night sky background," Kocifaj et al., academic.oup.com/mnrasl/artic... @rasjournals.bsky.social @darkskyintl.bsky.social
Low Earth Orbit satellite fragmentation rates are critically disrupting the natural night sky background
ABSTRACT. The increasing accumulation of artificial space debris is introducing a new form of light pollution, which is progressively impacting night sky b
academic.oup.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Published in #MNRAS: "Low Earth Orbit satellite fragmentation rates are critically disrupting the natural night sky background," Kocifaj et al., academic.oup.com/mnrasl/artic... @rasjournals.bsky.social @darkskyintl.bsky.social
Reposted
Today is the International Day of Light and the International Day of Peace! At DarkSky, we believe that thoughtful lighting can lead to a better and more peaceful tomorrow for all.
📷 By Clearsky Astrofoto / Jakob Arthur Andersen in Anholt, Denmark—An International Dark Sky Park.
📷 By Clearsky Astrofoto / Jakob Arthur Andersen in Anholt, Denmark—An International Dark Sky Park.
May 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Today is the International Day of Light and the International Day of Peace! At DarkSky, we believe that thoughtful lighting can lead to a better and more peaceful tomorrow for all.
📷 By Clearsky Astrofoto / Jakob Arthur Andersen in Anholt, Denmark—An International Dark Sky Park.
📷 By Clearsky Astrofoto / Jakob Arthur Andersen in Anholt, Denmark—An International Dark Sky Park.
Nice nighttime photos in The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Looking Up
What we see when we stare at the night sky
www.theatlantic.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Nice nighttime photos in The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...