1500ish signatures to go.

https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN7346

Please consider signing and asking others to sign to get some legislation considered.

Light pollution is the easiest form of pollution to prevent. Dark skies are better for people, wildlife and part of our cultural heritage. Imagine if you could see the Milky Way from your backyard in the city!

#darksky#astrodon #astrophotography #astronomy#AstroTourism

1500ish signatures to go.

https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN7346

Please consider signing and asking others to sign to get some legislation considered.

Light pollution is the easiest form of pollution to prevent. Dark skies are better for people, wildlife and part of our cultural heritage. Imagine if you could see the Milky Way from your backyard in the city!

#darksky#astrodon #astrophotography #astronomy#AstroTourism

What happens when you modify your camera and point it at the sky?

#namibia #astrophotography #milkyway #landscape #darksky

What happens when you modify your camera and point it at the sky?

#namibia #astrophotography #milkyway #landscape #darksky

Some absolutely stunning #nighttime #astronomy #astrophotography shots in the #DarkSky#CaptureTheDark 2025 competition. The winners span all facets of the DarkSky mission and vivdly showcase the beauty of natural, dark skies and the organisms that live underneath them, as well as demonstrating good, and not so good, practice around lighting design. Some truly exceptional shots, and well worth a few minutes if you're so inclined.

https://darksky.org/what-we-do/events/photo-contest/2025-winners/

Some absolutely stunning #nighttime #astronomy #astrophotography shots in the #DarkSky#CaptureTheDark 2025 competition. The winners span all facets of the DarkSky mission and vivdly showcase the beauty of natural, dark skies and the organisms that live underneath them, as well as demonstrating good, and not so good, practice around lighting design. Some truly exceptional shots, and well worth a few minutes if you're so inclined.

https://darksky.org/what-we-do/events/photo-contest/2025-winners/

„When millions of people turn off their lights for Earth Hour each year, something remarkable happens in the night sky above cities. New research from Hong Kong published in Scientific Reports shows that just a small number of decorative buildings and advertising boards can dramatically brighten the entire urban night sky and when they go dark, the sky becomes up to 50% darker.“

https://phys.org/news/2025-07-bright-entire-night-sky.html

#lightpollution #skyglow #facadelighting #darksky #sciencenews

„When millions of people turn off their lights for Earth Hour each year, something remarkable happens in the night sky above cities. New research from Hong Kong published in Scientific Reports shows that just a small number of decorative buildings and advertising boards can dramatically brighten the entire urban night sky and when they go dark, the sky becomes up to 50% darker.“

https://phys.org/news/2025-07-bright-entire-night-sky.html

#lightpollution #skyglow #facadelighting #darksky #sciencenews