Awesome News! Congratulations Dr. Norah Patten 🚀 from all your friends at Mayo Dark Skies. #MayoAbu

We recently hosted a light pollution workshop to discuss the impacts of light pollution & strategies to combat it We’re excited to share some of the poll & demographic results from the workshop A full recording of the workshop can be viewed here: (1) Dark Sky Ireland - YouTube

Why did past societies build so much "useless" beauty everywhere — and why did we stop? It might be a measure of a culture's health... (thread) 🧵

Upcoming activities in the park, We have a number of events to look forward to that will run until the end of July. Kids Clubs, 2 p.m.–4 p.m. Tuesday, 23rd, “Mini Beast Safari” Thursday, 25th, “Astronomy Workshop” Tuesday, 30th, “Corncrake Talk Followed by Wild Meadow Making”

Welcome back the night! True darkness has returned to our U.K shores for the first time since May ✨ the Earth is now tip toeing into autumn (sorry to break it to you) but did you know there are stages of darkness?

Hello — a fundraiser/book drive has been started today to help replace the books & repair shelving destroyed during last night’s attack on the Spellow Lane library in Liverpool. Details here in case you’d like to give/share on: gofund.me/d024718f

Sun shining on the red campion. The best and only garden lights I want to see 💚

We have ourselves a #ShitLawnOfTheWeek

Well yesterday was the busiest day of fieldtrips @IGC2024Dub and the sun put on quite the performance in #Galway #Glendalough and Wild Nephin National Park during the day while the stars twinkled brightly in the cloud free #darkskies last night. The Dublin Docklands were also on show!

Dipartimento di Biologia - UniPisa & Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn researchers also monitored the macroalgal beds by taking 20x20cm pictures at 2 "no ALAN, +Noise" sites & measured the Artificial Light at Night #ALAN level at the Capraia Porto site next to the marina 🌊💡⛵️🌱📸🐟🤿 Stay tuned for more updates!

Rising Tides, the climate series I made with Marcus Stewart has been shortlisted for an Association of International Broadcasting Award. Honoured to be in the presence of stiff competition from CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera. 1/2

Like a moth to the flame? Not really..... In a new study we show that not all moths fly to lights directly but are disturbed way beyond the lit area 👀 Project leader Jacqueline Degen from Uni Würzburg can stick little antennas on moths and track them with radar

Want to learn how to take some amazing Night Sky Photos? Join our next Astrophotography Workshop with Shane Lavelle. Free admission. Wednesday 16th Oct at 7pm mayodarkskypark.ie/events/astroph… #Astrophotography #Mayodarkskypark

Thanks RTÉ Brainstorm for sharing my article on 5 threats to our dark skies… #loveirishresearch #endlightpollution

Wouldn’t it be nice if this major supplier had just one dark sky friendly porch light in stock, considering its proximity to a dark sky park. Just one ☝️ #missingatrick

Thrilled to officially share that Mayo Dark Sky Park at Wild Nephin National Park is proud recipient of International Dark Sky Place of the Year award from DarkSky International. With over 200 dark sky places around the world, it means a great deal to us in Mayo. #HappyNewYear

m.independent.ie/regionals/mayo… Irish Independent DarkSky International

Thanks Community Foundation Ireland for supporting DarkSkyIreland in its goal to protect and restore dark skies in Ireland. Nice video! #endlightpollution

Our ONLINE Only event for Irish Astronomy Week 4th March 7.30pm us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Dr Niall Smith “The Universe through the Quotes of Carl Sagan” this beautiful talk was last heard at the Mayo Dark Sky Festival 2024. #palebluedot

How can we escape light pollution? Where are the best dark-sky places? This #storymap explores how 'dark-sky places' can help counter the growing challenge of light pollution #fireflyicons Jason Sawle (@gis4schools.bsky.social) Dr Katie Hall arcg.is/mfq4j