The Gold Tier Mayo Dark Sky Park was officially launched last Friday in Ballycroy. Have a look at their facebook page for details of activities planned for the coming months!…
Albert WhiteSeptember 21, 2016
Mounting evidence that artificial light, and newer white light street lighting in particular, is causing measurable harm to wildlife. "This study, the first of its kind, shows that light pollution increases…
Albert WhiteAugust 26, 2015
Now that the dark evenings are returning and people will have more opportunity to get out under the stars I wanted to remind you of a couple of mobile phone…
Albert WhiteAugust 26, 2015
"Georgia MacMillan, a graduate in outdoor education at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (Mayo campus) has a dream." And to help realise her dream of making Ballycroy National Park into a…
Albert WhiteAugust 22, 2015
Following a public talk on light pollution in Lough Gur Heritage Center on Saturday night the Lough Gur Dark Skies Park Initative was launched. Work has already begun on the…
Albert WhiteApril 13, 2015
Created in 2003 by high-school student Jennifer Barlow, Dark Sky Week has become a worldwide event and a key component of Global Astronomy Month. Each year it is held in April…
Albert WhiteApril 10, 2015
From the Irish Astronomical Society: The IAS February meeting will take place on Monday 23rd February at 8PM in Ely House, Dublin 2. The speaker will be Dr Brian Espey…
Albert WhiteFebruary 13, 2015
On Monday 27th of January a packed Ring of Kerry hotel in Caherciveen in Kerry saw the Kerry Dark Sky Reserve receive it's official Gold Standard status from the International…
Albert WhiteJanuary 28, 2014
The 2014 Globe at Night Campaign has kicked off! You can find all details on www.globeatnight.org. All you need to do is go outside, find the constellation of Orion and see…
Albert WhiteJanuary 10, 2014
Kerry Dark Skies have a facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/kerrydarkskies Plans are well underway to create a Dark Sky reserve in South Kerry and you can follow their facebook page to get…
Albert WhiteMay 7, 2013
The 2013 Globe at night event takes place this year from April 29th to May 8th. We'd encourage you to take part - their website has all the details! All…
Albert WhiteApril 26, 2013
The BBC reports that "Researchers believe they have come up with a new type of LED-powered streetlamp that could radically reduce light pollution." Potentially this work will allow streetlights to…
Albert WhiteApril 26, 2013
Losing the Dark is a "public service announcement" planetarium show, a collaboration of Loch Ness Productions and the International Dark-Sky Association. It introduces and illustrates some of the issues regarding light…
Albert WhiteMarch 26, 2013
"Leicestershire County Council has saved more than £500,000 in less than three years, simply by switching off or dimming street lights." according to an article in This is Leicestershire. (more…)
Albert WhiteJanuary 10, 2013
