Podcast by Scottish Dark Sky Observatory
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Saving the Night Sky from Light Pollution
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Elizabeth Jacobson was the fifth Poet Laureate of Santa Fe, NM, and an Academy of American Poets 2020 Laureate Fellow. She was the founding director of the WingSpan Poetry Project, a not-for-profit that from 2013 to 2020 conducted weekly poetry classes in battered families and homeless shelters in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Elizabeth's third collection …
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The night sky, expansive and infinitely fascinating, has been an object of human curiosity and wonderment for millennia. Before the advent of modern technology and the light pollution it produces, the clear, dark sky provided an awe-inspiring vista that incited countless myths and theories among cultures worldwide.…
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The loss of dark skies is so painful, that astronomers coined a new term for it: 'Noctalgia', is a feature of the modern age. By Paul Sutter, for SPACE.COM.Par Magnetic Laboratorium
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Researchers found that songbirds including the Northern Cardinal (pictured here) that live year-round in the urban core of San Antonio, Texas, had eyes about 5% smaller than members of the same species from the less bright outskirts. Offered by Washington State University for PHYS.ORG Image credit: Jennifer Phillips, Washington State University.…
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A transdisciplinary time-based exhibition, featuring works by astronomers and artists focused on a Night Sky Environmental Project in the Southwestern region of New Mexico.Par Magnetic Laboratorium
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By Ramsay de Give and Josephine Sedgwick for The New York Times, April 17, 2023.Par Magnetic Laboratorium
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DARK SKY LAND Exhibition Series is a transdisciplinary time-based exhibition, featuring works by astronomers and artists focused on a Night Sky Environmental Project in New Mexico. The project offers an innovative situation where art, science, nature, culture, community, advocacy, and the unknown converge.…
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December and Christmas stargazing, and a bit about a certain star.(Note: I realised I said the wrong meteor shower name during recording - it should be "Quadrantids" and not the "Ursids", but the peak is still around the 4th January.)Par Scottish Dark Sky Observatory
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The basics to starting out as an astronomer.Music from https://filmmusic.io"Airport Lounge" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Par Scottish Dark Sky Observatory
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Stargazing in November, and interview with Dr James SilvesterPar Scottish Dark Sky Observatory
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Dark Sky Pod - Issue #2 - Orionid Meteor ShowerPar Scottish Dark Sky Observatory
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Issue #1October night sky and Scandinavian AstronomyPar Scottish Dark Sky Observatory
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