Subject: Dark Skies Northwest regional meeting
Date: Nov 20 16:24:50 2000
From: Diann MacRae - tvulture at halcyon.com


Hi, Tweets

Following is an announcement for the first regional meeting of the
newly-formed Dark Skies Northwest, a section of International Dark Skies.
Most of you know how detrimental lights in the sky can be to migrating
birds. This first meeting will not address bird issues, that I know of, but
it may be of interest to some of you and should be of interest to everyone.
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On Saturday December 2nd, Dark Skies Northwest, the new Northwest Section
of the International Dark Sky Association (IDA), will host an all day
meeting devoted to the subject of Light Pollution, its causes, and its
solutions.
Who: Sponsored by Dark Skies Northwest; open to the general public.
What: Learn about Light Pollution, responsible lighting design, savings
from good lighting, and how to preserve our nighttime
environment.
Why: Light Pollution wastes energy, washes out the stars, destroys the
character of our natural setting, keeps us awake at night, and may well be
a health threat.

Where: University of Washington, Physics/Astronomy Bldg., Room A114

When: December 2nd, 9am to 4:30 pm

Cost: Suggested donation of $5 to $10; no pre-registration required

For further information and a preliminary schedule of talks, please go into
our Web site at: http://www.scn.org/darksky

There will also be an evening event from 7:30 - 8:30 pm at the Physics
Astronomy Auditorium on the UW Campus: Dr. David L. Crawford, "Light
Pollution's Impact on Astronomy and the IDA's Role in Protecting Our Night
Skies."
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Cheers, Diann
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Diann MacRae
Olympic Vulture Study
22622 - 53rd Avenue S.E.
Bothell, WA 98021
mailto: tvulture at halcyon.com
http://www.halcyon.com/tvulture/