The city of Moab is an International Dark Sky Community that draws visitors as a haven for outdoor recreation. The area encompasses the Arches and Canyonlands national parks, as well as the ...

With the recent astrotourism boom, due in part to the amazing northern-lights viewing in the U.S. this year, many lodges have bolstered their night-sky offerings. But not all dark-sky retreats are ...

Among other changes users will notice: The Dark Sky team worked with The Iconfactory to redesign its weather icons, ditching the stark black-and-white for more colorful icons and buttons.

The Nevada Division of Outdoor Recreation and Travel Nevada launched its Dark Skies Toolkit this month — a resource designed ...

“I saw a (starry) sky ... outdoor lights consume 17% to 20% of global electricity production, according to the European policy brief, and cutting usage means cutting costs. Areas with dark ...

But on a clear, cloudless night, free from the glow of city lights, it can be easy to see stars, planets, constellations, and even the Milky Way — as long as the sky is dark enough. Since 1988 ...

Certification means the county agrees to use outdoor lighting more intentionally, opening up the night sky for humans and ...

He points to the recent adoption of outdoor lighting codes by the city of Sisters, Ore., which incorporates Dark Sky lighting recommendations and has a five-year timeline for getting all public ...

In April 2021, astronomy educator John Heasley set out to see just how dark the skies were in southwestern Wisconsin's Vernon County. He measured the brightness of the night sky in three public ...

also embraces DarkSky’s five principles for responsible outdoor lighting: useful; targeted; low level; controlled; and warm-colored,” the release said. The International Dark Sky Places ...

For Palo Alto’s conservationists, the adoption of a “dark sky” law is a bright idea that ... so that it encompasses all projects in which outdoor luminaires are being replaced and that ...