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IDA Missouri works to preserve and protect the nighttime
environment and our heritage of dark skies through
environmentally responsible outdoor lights. We hope that
you will join our efforts to fight light pollution in Missouri!
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IDA Missouri is pleased to announced that Stacy Park, located in the City of Olivette, Missouri, has been designated by IDA as the world's fourth Urban Night Sky Place.
Learn more:
IDA Missouri is pleased to announce a virtual reality/360 degree film entitled "Night Sky Heritage at the Gateway Arch National Park".
Learn more about light pollution issues in Missouri and make a difference by getting involved with our Missouri Chapter:
The "International Dark Sky Places" (IDSP) is an award-winning program founded in 2001 to encourage communities, parks and protected areas around the world to preserve and protect dark sites through responsible lighting policies and public education.
Are you a municipality or park and want to learn more about having your park internationally recognized by the International Dark-Sky Association? Or just want to take the first step by offering nighttime programs on light pollution to your park visitors?
Join IDA at the global level and automatically become a member of Missouri Chapter if you live in Missouri.
Would you like to find the darkest skies in Missouri? Missouri still has over 50 parks and locations where the Milky Way is visible on a moonless night. We are building maps and tables so you can find the darkest skies in Missouri.
How dark is our night sky? We have deployed Sky Quality Meters throughout Missouri to collect sky brightness data for scientific analysis and to help implement programs to reduce light pollution.
Become a citizen scientist and have fun using your smartphone and telescopes! Explore projects that will help you measure and understand light pollution's impact on the night sky and and life on Earth.
Who doesn't love photos of the Milky Way? We are sharing photos of the Missouri night sky taken by amateur and professional photographers. Please send us your photos and enjoy amazing photos submitted by others.
Help us protect our Missouri heritage by getting parks and cities in Missouri certified under the "International Dark Sky Places Program". Be one of the first parks or cities in Missouri to achieve this nationally recognized status.
Is your home nature, neighbor, and night sky friendly? You can find out in four easy steps. Then, follow our user-guide to certify your home and download a free dark sky friendly home certificate! Make your house "neighbor friendly".
What to find the darkest places on Earth to view the stars? Explore the brightest and darkest places on Earth using this easy-to-understand, color coded map that zooms to street level.
Learn responsible lighting basics, what a "Bortle Scale" means, how to handle a "Light Trespass Problem" and more by exploring our Learning Center.
Explore our growing list of links to other websites that includes articles, maps, lists and more related to light pollution..
Our chapter is partnering with Missouri State University to host a conference in Springfield, Missouri on October 3 - 4, 2021 . Come join us for full day of learning and meeting new people!
An estimated 600 millions birds in the U.S. die each year from collisions with buildings during spring/fall migration. Our "Lights Out Heartland" campaign aims to make their migration safer.
Our chapter is delivering ZOOM webinars on light pollution. Face-to-face presentations will resume when feasible. Visit our calendar of events for events, or request a program.
