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r/darksky is a subreddit with 34k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is large in size.
Dedicated to finding, sharing, and preserving the best places to see the stars. Feel free to share stories, photos, and anything else related to observing the night's sky, including stargazing, dark sky sites, astrotourism, and light pollution issues.
Popular Themes in r/darksky
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Maine Millennial: "Car headlights are too damn bright, and the government needs to do something about it.""
23 posts
#2
News
: ""For the third straight year, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox announced April as Dark Sky Month, celebrating areas of the state where a starry sky and the Milky Way are clearly visible at night.""
14 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "As super bright LEDs become more popular is there a way to develop an organization that regulates the brightness? I live in a rural area and it is slowly being ruined by the random people who don’t care about night time or night sky or light pollution or light trespass."
4 posts
#4
Ideas
: "‘Space Advertising’ Could Outshine the Stars—Unless It’s Banned First | Astronomers are racing to protect the dark skies as private companies seek to place large advertisements in Earth orbit"
4 posts
#5
Advice Requests
: "What is causing this much light pollution in NW North Dakota??"
2 posts
#6
Opportunities
: "Light pollution is the easiest pollution to fix — so why aren't we doing it? "If we can't do this to simply not waste light... then we will have failed the fundamental test of progress and change into the next 50 years.""
1 post
#7
Self-Promotion
: "My Lego ideas project have more than 5000 supporters and need 10000 to maybe being produced by Lego ! Please support link in caption !"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/darksky
#1
Light Pollution
: "What is causing this much Light Pollution in NW North Dakota??"
64 posts
#2
Dark Sky
: "North Dakota lawmakers propose Dark Sky initiative protecting migrating birds - "The resolution encourages households and property owners to protect migrating birds by closing curtains, facing outdoor lights downwards and installing motion sensor lighting or light covers.""
51 posts
#3
Night Sky
: "The Night Sky Is In Danger And The International Astronomical Union Is Stepping Up To Protect It"
35 posts
#4
Astronomy
: "A newly proposed desert megaproject, projected to be half the size of Manhattan, threatens world's best stargazing - "Chile, and in particular Paranal, is a truly special place for Astronomy — its dark skies are a natural heritage that transcends its borders and benefits all humanity""
21 posts
#5
Stargazing
: "These U.S. National Parks Are Hosting Free Stargazing Festivals This Summer"
20 posts
#6
Stars
: "Night skies are getting 9.6% brighter every year as light pollution erases Stars for everyone"
16 posts
#7
Pollution
: "Scathing Report Claims Energy Megaproject Will Ruin ‘Best Place on Earth for Astronomy’ | The project in Chile's Atacama Desert could increase light Pollution by up to 50%, making it much harder to observe the cosmos near the Paranal Observatory."
14 posts
#8
Wildlife
: "This town has red street lights to not mess with the Wildlife."
11 posts
#9
Milky Way
: "Full Milky Way Arch at Caldera de Las Canadas / Tenerife 2020"
11 posts
#10
Night
: "Take back the Night: Establishing a "right to darkness" could save our Night skies"
7 posts
Member Growth in r/darksky
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