During International Dark Sky Week, we"re counting ourselves lucky to have this spectacular nighttime view, considering the astonishing fact that 83% of the global population lives under a light-polluted sky. Unneeded artificial light is classified as a pollutant and has been proven to have harmful side effects. Not only does it waste money and energy, it also disrupts plants and animals, is believed to impact the climate, and blocks our view of the universe.
Dark Sky Week
Today in History
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Beyond Walls for World Refugee Day
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Where the glow of the holidays lingers
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Zion National Park, Utah
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Celebrating Labor Day
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Beaver achievers
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Staircase of turquoise pools
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St. Paul Winter Carnival
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World Meteorological Day
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Dancers perform ‘Revelations’
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In search of a ‘great’ pumpkin
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Presidents Day
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Earthrise on Moon Day
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Cetacean Saturday
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Spring blooms in the Netherlands
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Love blossoms
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Meet the slowest flirt in the animal world
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National Take a Hike Day
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World Turtle Day
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High seas commerce
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Palouse farmland, Washington state
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Pantaleu
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International Polar Bear Day
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Golden jellyfish in Jellyfish Lake, Palau
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It s time to fall back
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Speed skaters in the Gangneung Oval, Pyeongchang, South Korea
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Oktoberfest
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Shark Awareness Day
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Tortula moss, Netherlands
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Saint Dwynwen s Day
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Skyscraper Day
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