International Dark Sky Week 2019

"The Darkest Nights produce the Brightest Stars"

-John Green

On March 31-April 7 we will be celebrating the International Dark Sky Week 2019 as part of the Global Astronomy Month Celebration. We are encouraging everyone to organize in activities that will promote awareness for the value of dark skies.

Some activities you can do:
Participate in the global citizen-science campaign Globe at Night.

Organize a viewing of videos like "Losing the Dark"

International Dark Sky Week

April 5-11 is the International Dark Sky Week. It is part of the Global Astronomy Month celebration, and a program of the International Dark-Sky Association, that seeks to share the beauty of the night sky and at the same time raise awareness on the issue of light pollution.

Light pollution is not just a problem for astronomers, but it is also a problem that affects the environment, the energy sector, as well as our health.

Part of the efforts to make others aware of dark-sky preservation is the measurement of light pollution levels as well as sharing wonderful images of the night sky in a vantage point of a dark site. I decided to upload some of my astrophotos of various starfields in the Philippines to aid in dark-sky awareness.

Dark-skies from Tuding, Baguio City

Late night sky from RTU, Mandaluyong. Sky is still sufficiently bright due to urban lighting.

Ursa Major region taken from Taytay, Rizal

Dark skies from Laguna

PAGASA observatory, Quezon City

Night sky from Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental

Global Astronomy Month 2012 Program

The programs for the Global Astronomy Month 2012 (GAM 2012) are now out. The GAM is the biggest global celebration of astronomy which has its roots from the celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009. It's key focus is to bring people together to celebrate astronomy as ONE PEOPLE, ONE SKY. This coming April is the 3rd international celebration of the GAM.



Here is the program schedule taken from the Astronomers Without Borders website:

 AWB is planning a rich schedule of programs and events for Global Astronomy Month 2012 (GAM2012), all designed to inform and inspire the public throughout the world. Below is a sampling of some major events listed by date but there is much more to come soon. For more information on each program, click on the highlighted links.

Date / Time	Program
23 March to 27 April	IASC Asteroid Search Campaign
1 April	SunDay
1 April	Online Messier Marathon (remote observing event)
1 to 7 April	Lunar Week
1 to 22 April	Earth and Sky Photo Contest
8 April	Bats & Radio Astronomy (live presentation)
11 to 20 April	Globe at Night
12 April	Yuri's Night
14 to 20 April	International Dark Skies Week
15 April	Saturn Watch (Beatuy without Borders)
15 April	Around the Ringed Planet (remote observing event)
19 April	Cosmic Depths (remote observing event)
20 April	World Night in Defence of the Starlight
21 to 22 April	Lyrids Watch (Meteors without Borders)
27 April	Walking on the Moon (remote observing event)
28 April	Global Star Party
28 April	Stars for All (remote observing event)
28 April	Opticks (live moonbounce event)
29 April	Cosmic Concert (live musical concert)
30 April	Write Your Name in The Sky (remote observing event)
Throughout April	One Star at a Time - Fight Light Pollution
Throughout April	Astropoetry Contest for GAM2012
Throughout April	Programs for Planetariums
Throughout April	Programs for People with Disabilities
Throughout April	30 Nights of Star Peace
Throughout April	MicroObservatory Astrophotography Contest
Throughout April	Olympicosmopoetriada for GAM2012
Throughout April	The Sky in Your Hands