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Dark Sky Bylaw Additional Links Royal Astronomical Society
of Canada International Dark Sky
Association University of Calgary
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The Dark Sky Initiative Working towards keeping the night skies dark! The Terms of Reference for the Dark Sky Initiative was approved by the MD of Foothills' Council on July 10, 2008. The MD is preparing information and materials for upcoming public open houses regarding the formation of the Dark Sky bylaw, changes to municipal lighting infrastructure, and more. The open houses will be scheduled in early 2009, at which time the MD will showcase some of the fixtures and bulbs that are designed to preserve the natural night time environment. Even before the light bulb, societies have been artificially illuminating the night time. Our lighting of the night sky has begun to negatively affect the nocturnal environment in significant ways. The world picture...
Image Credit: Data courtesy
Marc Imhoff of NASA GSFC and Christopher Elvidge of NOAA NGDC.
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