GLOBE at Night 2009
17 Mar 2009 2:41:14 UTC
Topic 194235
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Here's a copy of an email I received from the American Astronomical Society just in case anyone else is interested in participating. My dot is already on the map for tonight.
SHED LIGHT ON LIGHT POLLUTION! JOIN THE GLOBE AT NIGHT CAMPAIGN, 16-28 MARCH!
More than one-fifth of the world population, two-thirds of the United
States population and one half of the European Union population are
unable to see the stars in our Milky Way galaxy arch across a
pristinely dark sky. With half the world's population now living in
cities, this problem is only getting worse. Yet you can easily be part
of a local solution to a global problem.
Shed light on light pollution! Take a few minutes to monitor your
local night sky brightness, place your measurement on-line noting your
location, date and time and within a few weeks see a map of light
pollution levels worldwide.
Be part of the "GLOBE at Night" citizen-science campaign and make a
world of difference! The GLOBE at Night campaign runs March 16-28,
2009. Help preserve our natural heritage for generations to come. Find
out more information at the GLOBE at Night web site
(www.globe.gov/GaN). GLOBE at Night is an official International Year
of Astronomy Dark Skies Awareness cornerstone project.
To learn more about other IYA2009 Dark Skies Awareness cornerstone
projects and the effects of light pollution, visit the links on
www.darkskiesawareness.org.
~It only takes one bottle cap moving at 23,000 mph to ruin your whole day~
GLOBE at Night 2009
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My dot is on for March 16, 2008 with a Mag 3
There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot. - Aldo Leopold
I managed a 4 from my apt
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I managed a 4 from my apt complex. Not bad considering I live in one of the city's business districts.
~It only takes one bottle cap moving at 23,000 mph to ruin your whole day~
I am pretty much urban.. I
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I am pretty much urban.. I could manage a 5 if it was directly overhead . At 10:00PM(the time of my report. Orion is pretty much to west awash with downtown city lights.. I am disappointed with the light pollution in my area.. When I get my 110 mm refractor out in my back yard I am really only good for planets and double stars. Anything else I have to pack up and take it to a dark site. We try though... My astronomy group has a light pollution section whose purpose is to educate the city about light pollution..
There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot. - Aldo Leopold
Oh my location is definitely
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Oh my location is definitely urban. Orion was strait overhead without a hint of a cloud in the sky and a 4 was the best I could do. This is the problem of living in a city of ~105,000 people (not counting the campus) right by all of the car dealerships, shopping centers, and an interstate. To the credit of the city, though, they are trying to remove the light pollution. They discovered that focusing all of the light downward allows them to use lower wattage bulbs, and thus saves energy and money.
~It only takes one bottle cap moving at 23,000 mph to ruin your whole day~
Made the links
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Made the links clicky`s
darkskiesawareness.org.
[url]www.globe.gov/GaN)[/url]
Lucky me that i live on the west coast of cumbria UK,
and the night sky is as good as it gets in an overcrowded country.
looks like we get 6+ or more here.
Wow, reaching a 6 or more is
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Wow, reaching a 6 or more is pretty rare. The nice thing about this program is that it only takes about five minutes to do sometime during the week and you've got your good deed for the month (or for Lent). :)
~It only takes one bottle cap moving at 23,000 mph to ruin your whole day~