Help Save The Dark!

February 2023  :  Steve Hubbard

January 19, 2023, Science magazine:

 “Researchers announced a startling study of Globe at Night data that light pollution has grown globally at almost ten percent per year over the past decade.”

I’m sure like me, that you’ve noticed how much brighter the night sky is just in even the last few years at Seagrave Observatory as well as your own homes. 

In December, our speaker, Kelly Beatty spoke on light pollution and the urgent need to combat it. We can fight this, but not alone. If we love the night sky and want to preserve any semblance of darkness, we ALL need to join the International Dark Sky Association (IDA).

IDS has tons of materials to help in our fight and does all that they do with limited staff and budget. It’s the ONLY entity trying to fight the rapidly worsening effects of light pollution and is the voice of OUR community.

It survives primarily through the contributions of people like us. 

As lovers of the night sky, it is even more incumbent upon us to support IDA and not just accept Light Pollution without a fight. 

If you truly love the night sky, I urge you to join NOW.

After Kelly’s talk, I went to www.darksky.org and joined up. There are yearly memberships and even convenient monthly memberships starting at only $5 per month.

Please join me in becoming a member of IDA today.