Join the 2022 Edition of Dark and Quiet Skies Awareness
Monday 25 April 2022
In alignment with UNESCO's International Day of Light on 16 May,
the IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach is dedicating the entire month of
May to Dark and Quiet Skies Awareness. We have a lot of fun activities
planned:
Celebrate the Dark Skies Drawing Contest
Imagine you've stumbled into an open clearing. It's well past sunset,
and the Moon is new - what do you see when you look up at the sky? Are
there city lights? Stars? Can you spot any planets? The Milky Way? What
do these views mean to you?
Using any medium you'd like, create a piece of art that describes what
dark skies mean to you and your community. Three submissions will be
randomly selected to win a BRESSER NANO AR-70/700 AZ Telescope, courtesy
of Sterren Schitteren Voor Iedereen
(Stars Shine For Everyone - SSVI). Winners will also have the chance to
share their artwork during One Home, One Sky: A Seminar for the
Protection of Dark and Quiet Skies (more details below). The deadline to
send in artwork is 24 May 2022. For more information on how to
participate, eligibility, terms and conditions see this document.
Calendar of Events and Social Media
The IAU OAO and the IAU National Outreach Coordinators
(NOCs) participate in various events to raise awareness of the
importance of dark and quiet skies. Join an event hosted or supported by
one of our 130+ NOCs, IAU Dark Skies Ambassadors or other organisers from the astronomy outreach community around the world. Hosting your own event? Register your event in the Astronomy Outreach Event Calendar. Don’t forget to follow the OAO’s Facebook and Twitter
accounts for updates on upcoming events near you, and look for the
hashtags #DarkSkies4All and #IDL2022 to share resources, activities and
ways to take action.
One Sky, One Home: A Seminar for the Protection of Dark and Quiet Skies
This online event will bring together astronomers, outreach
professionals, artists, curators, and practitioners to share their
connection to the dark sky, its importance to the world’s cultures and
to our global ecosystem. We invite the broader astronomy community and
all citizens of Earth to engage the problem head-on and discover
solutions together. To register for the event, please visit this page.
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