Ressources
Check out the German page for more ressources in German.Official declarations
Dark and Quiet Skies II for Science and Society Working Group Reports 2021, organised by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC).
Report of the On-line Workshop "Dark and Quiet Skies for Science and Society 2020, organised by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC).
Declaration in Defense of the Night Sky and the Right to Starlight (La Palma Declaration), International Conference in Defence of the Quality of the Night Sky and the Right to Observe the Stars - StarLight 2007.
IUCN motion 084 - Taking action to reduce light pollution.
Videos
Lost in Light by Sriram Murali
Offizieller Trailer: Saving the Dark by Sriram Murali
Saving the Dark Intro by Sriram Murali
Saving the Dark, complete documentary by Sriram Murali
Losing the Dark, by the International Dark-Sky Association
Loss of the Night, documentary on the interdisciplinary research project on artificial light at night
Guidelines and information material
Summary of the Project Light pollution - extent, societal and ecological impacts as well as approaches by the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment of the German Bundestag
Austrian Guidelines for Outdoor Lighting
Film Light in Harmony with Human and Nature: two examples of how the Austrian guideline can look in real life.
Dark Sky Planning: Guidance and Best Practices. An Introduction for Local Leaders.
EUROBATS Guidelines for considerations of bats in lighting projects
Report on Artificial Light at Night and the Wadden Sea World Heritage, comissioned by the Programme towards a Rich Wadden Sea
Earth at Night. NASA publication on nocturnal light on earth with pictures of natural and artificial lights.
Guideline for functional illumination, Project Night, Light & more, Luxemburg. German and French.
Guideline for industrial and commercial illumination, Project Night, Light & more, Luxemburg. German and French.
Guideline for illumination of private buildings and gardens., Project Night, Light & more, Luxemburg. German and French.
Light Pollution - A Global Discussion. Ebook by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research.
Internationale Internetseiten und Projekte zu Lichtverschmutzung
Nacht van de nacht. Initiator: De Natuur en milieufederaties. Niederlande
Night, Light & more. Initiator: Naturparke Our und Öewersauer, Luxemburg.
Online Maps
Light Pollution Map: This website shows maps of sky brightness starting in 2014 based on VIIRS satellite measurements. It also includes data of the light pollution world atlas by Fabio Falchi and colleagues and SQM measurements by numerous volunteers. You can upload your own SQM measurements.
Are the Stars out Tonight?A story map with many pictures, graphs and - most important - maps of dark sky places around the world.
Esri StoryMap on where have lights been switched off or on between 2012 and 2016
More...
Webcam on the Grandsberg at Bavarian Forest, Germany. Webcam pictures from a rural area starting in 2012.
What Is The Bortle Scale? Light Pollution Classes Explained by NightSkyPix.
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