Light pollution

Prineville Reservoir first Oregon park to get “dark sky” nod

May 7, 2021 GMT

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (AP) — Prineville Reservoir State Park has been certified as an International Dark Sky Park and is the first Oregon park to make the list of the places around the world with the least nighttime light pollution...

South Carolina beach town to consider sea turtle protection

September 10, 2020 GMT

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Officials in a South Carolina island town are proposing an ordinance that would ban beachside homes from disturbing sea turtles by casting light from their properties onto the beach...

To photograph comet Neowise, it takes patience and placement

By GERRY BROOMEJuly 24, 2020 GMT

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Idaho lands nation’s first International Dark Sky Reserve

By KEITH RIDLERDecember 19, 2017 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A giant chunk of central Idaho with a dazzling night sky has become the nation's first International Dark Sky Reserve.

The International Dark-Sky Association late Monday designated the 1,400-square-mile (3,600-square-kilometer) Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve...

Good night, night: Light pollution increasing around globe

By MARCIA DUNNNovember 22, 2017 GMT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The world's nights are getting alarmingly brighter — bad news for all sorts of creatures, humans included...