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| 30 Sep 2023 03:00PM - 05:00PM Tower Grove Park - Astronomy Festival |
| 21 Oct 2023 07:00PM - 09:00PM Starry Night at Stacy Park |
| 16 Nov 2023 06:30PM - 08:00PM DarkSky Missouri Board Meeting |
| 18 Jan 2024 06:30PM - 08:00PM DarkSky Missouri Board Meeting |
“State Of The Science 2022” condenses the current scientific consensus on how artificial light affects seven key topics: the night sky; wildlife and ecology; human health; public safety; energy use and climate change; social justice; and a discussion of the emerging threat from light pollution caused by objects orbiting the Earth. Where gaps exist in our knowledge, we highlight them as targets of future research."
IDA Missouri is pleased to announce that Stacy Park, located in the City of Olivette, Missouri, has been designated by IDA as the world's fourth Urban Night Sky Place.
Enjoy this VR/360 film featuring the Gateway Arch National Park. The eight-minute, immersive experience provides a 360-degree view of the panoramic view of the night sky above the grounds of the Gateway Arch National Park. The loss of our night sky heritage is illustrated in terms of the Bortle Scale, a nine-level numeric scale that provides a consistent standard for comparing skies with differing levels of light pollution. Viewers can seamlessly pan the night sky in all directions as if standing on the grounds of the Gateway Arch National Park.
