Published On: November 16th, 2011

How Can Your Community Protect the Night Sky?

 

Examples of Poorly Shielded Lighting

Examples of Low Impact Lighting

Good Neighbor Outdoor Lighting

Dark Sky Regulations in NH Communities

A Powerpoint Presentation by Astronomer Robert Gillette 

ASTRONOMY WEBSITES: 

•     Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)

      http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

      Run by two professional astronomers, posts and archives one spectacular astronomical photo daily, with easy-to-understand explanations

 

 •     Sky and Telescope Magazine

        http://skytonight.com/ 

         Leading magazine for amateur astronomers

 

•     Astronomy Magazine

      http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx 

       Excellent magazine, less technical than S&T

 

•     Mars Rovers

      http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/ 

 

•    Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan

      http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm 

      Photos and background on the US/European joint mission to Saturn, now in its third year orbiting the solar system�s second           largest planet and skimming by its remarkable moons

 

•     Hubble Space Telescope

      http://www.stsci.edu/resources/ 

 

•     International Dark Sky Association

       http://www.darksky.org/