Peggy Dark Sky West Marin and Point Reyes Station Village Association are sponsoring a great event about the effects of light pollution on wildlife and ecosystems.We are very lucky to have Joe Mueller, Professor of Biology speak on this subject.Light pollution is increasing at a rate of 10% a year, and the effects are felt by more than … Read more
Dark Sky Point Reyes Needs Your Help Our work is moving at the speed of light, and we’re looking for help. Love looking at the stars? Dark Sky Point Reyes is looking for volunteers to help us protect Marin’s beautiful nightscapes. If you can help: Please email Peggy Day or Laura Arndt .
(How to handle a neighbor’s light that keeps you awake.) Folks ‘round here pride themselves in being good neighbors. We watch out for each other’s places and, if anyone is ever in need of assistance, we all pitch in and help. But there’s one thing that some of us are not so good at and … Read more
Opinion today 5/5/23 in Washington Post: . . . “I’m grateful to the DarkSky Committee. Its members have no authority (there’s no law restricting my lumens), but theywere persuasive. It turns out my lights weren’t doing much harm to neighbors, but they were doinga whole lot of harm to other living things.Night skies have been … Read more
Stargazing citizen scientists show how constellations are dimming at an alarming rate 19 Jan 2023. 2:20 PM By Joshua Sokol The star pattern Western astronomers call Orion has long drawn our eyes to the night skies. Some Ki’che’ Maya people see it as a cosmic hearth. For the Khoisan people of southern Africa, it’s an … Read more
How to Watch the ‘Green Comet’ in Night Skies By Shannon Hall January 20, 2023 A green-hued comet from the outer solar system is set to swing through Earth’s neighborhood in the coming days for the first time in 50,000 years. The comet has been steadily gaining brightness and will make its closest approach on … Read more
Thank you to Aris Pope for permission to show this gobsmacking view Jellyfish Nebula (IC443), the supernova remnant approximately 5,000 light years from Earth. Pope’s one photo is comprised of 6 hours of data collected during one night! more about this photo here. Please check back because as soon as we can, we’ll feature more … Read more
The Lost Trail National Wildlife Reserve was named an International Dark Sky Refuge on October 31, 2022. “As an International Dark Sky Sanctuary, Lost Trail provides a unique and special opportunity for visitors to experience a pristine dark and quiet environment with minimal influences from humankind,” stated Ashley Wilson, IDA’s Director of Conservation. “Refuge staff, … Read more
Sunday, October 9, 2022 is International “Dim the Lights for Birds at Night” day! POINT REYES DANCE PALACE CELEBRATION! A close friend of Peter Gradjansky’s (John Timothy. one of the founders of the Dance Palace) has reserved the Dance Palace for THIS COMING SATURDAY, October 8, at 7 p.m. for a presentation by an … Read more
In working on the Dark Sky initiative, we’ve become accustomed to meeting so many enthusiastic supporters. Recently, Supervisor Dennis Rodoni’s staff forwarded a letter from dark sky photographer Marsha Kirschbaum. “I … saw where West Marin is supporting a dark sky preserve. I am ecstatic about this. Though I do not live in Marin County, … Read more