During International Dark Sky Week, we"re counting ourselves lucky to have this spectacular nighttime view, considering the astonishing fact that 83% of the global population lives under a light-polluted sky. Unneeded artificial light is classified as a pollutant and has been proven to have harmful side effects. Not only does it waste money and energy, it also disrupts plants and animals, is believed to impact the climate, and blocks our view of the universe.
Dark Sky Week
Today in History
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Dressed to impress
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Annivesary of the Wilderness Act of 1964
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Thomas Edison s bright idea
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The Aomori Nebuta Festival parade, Japan
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World Bee Day
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Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting
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Happy Mothers Day!
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Go with the rainbow flow
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Thorrablot: The Icelandic midwinter festival
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Porto Cathedral, Portugal
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Nothing plain about it
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Snow on the temple
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Fighting evil with costumes
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Celebrating Take Your Dog to Work Day
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World Bamboo Day
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Góða ólavsøku, from the Faroes!
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The Kelpies statues in Falkirk, Scotland
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Love blossoms
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A wild, craggy corner of the United States
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Casting a vote for women s history
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Arrr, it be Talk Like a Pirate Day
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Rock formations at Sedona, Arizona
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A bite of ancient history
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Colorful houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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Christmas lights in Domaso, Lake Como, Italy
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Palouse farmland, Washington state
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Perseid meteor shower over Oregon
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Who doesn’t love a ‘Puppy’?
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Replica of a Viking home in Dublin National Botanic Gardens, Ireland
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Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, New York
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