Credit: NOAO/AURA/NSF Globe at Night is an international scientific research program that crowdsources measurements of light pollution in the night sky.
Dark & Quiet Skies Awareness: IAU Endorsed Programs
Dark & Quiet Skies are IAU endorsed programs designed to raise awareness of the importance dark and quiet skies. The Dark Skies Ambassadors and the Dark Skies Rangers are agents of change in crucial topics for dark skies advocacy, such as satellite constellation awareness, and natural right to view the sky, in addition to promoting independent events by astronomy communicators related to dark and quiet skies.
Globe at Night Program
Globe at Night is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure & submit their night sky brightness observations. It's easy to get involved - all you need is computer or smart phone. The public is encouraged to participate in the Globe at Night program. For more information visit https://globeatnight.org .
Dark Skies Rangers Program
Dark Skies Rangers is an awareness program aimed at students of all ages to stimulate them to make an audit of light pollution in their cities. Students evaluate the level of light pollution, how much energy is being wasted, and produce a report to be delivered to the local authorities. Along the way, the students also carry light pollution awareness campaigns in their local communities.
Dark Skies Rangers (DSR) is a joint collaboration between the National Optical Astronomy Observatory of the USA (NOAO) and the Galileo Teacher Training Program (GTTP).
Fore more information visit https://www.noao.edu/education/dsr.php
Dark Skies Ambassadors Program
The IAU Dark Skies Ambassadors is a program that invites keen enthusiasts worldwide to be dark sky advocates. The IAU Dark Skies Ambassadors organize actions in their communities. Joining the program creates a peer-supporting environment and provide visibility of your efforts internationally. For more information visit https://darkskies4all.org .
International Day of Light
The IAU supports the celebration on May 16 of the International Day of Light as proclaimed by UNESCO: "The International Day of Light is a global initiative that provides a platform for the continued appreciation of light and the role it plays in science, culture and art, education and sustainable development, and in fields as diverse as medicine, communications and energy. The broad theme of light will allow many different sectors of society worldwide to participate in activities that demonstrates how science, technology, art and culture can help achieve the goals of UNESCO – education, equality and peace".
