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Welp. Second week after daylight saving and we are just beginning our unofficial "astro week" for 2026. We are going to do our best to entertain and educate our community advocates this week. Some sensor testing to get warmed up. #Art #Space #Community
Halloween in Lansing was a blast with one of our volunteers dressed as a space Chimp #Halloween #NASA #Spooky
Another DSO public night. Star Sherpa aka "The Sherp" showing guests astrophotography processing.
Julie's final mushroom program at Doughton Park for the season. She had such a nice collection and even provided a sample of Jack-o-Lantern to hopefully propagate on an old oak stump for future observations of bioluminescence.
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Framing exposure to excessive and improper lighting as light-public health - Discover Public Health
Excessive or improper lighting can affect human health and well-being. However, lighting is seldom considered within frameworks analyzing the interrelations between the urban environment and the healt...
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Ecological effects of artificial light at night on wild plants
Understanding the impacts of artificial night-time light on wild plants and natural vegetation requires linking the knowledge gained from over a century of experimental research on the impacts of lig....
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Some excellent examples of really bad lighting in downtown W. Jefferson. Can you spot them? #ashecounty #northcarolina #lightpollution
Why does leaving the city make the stars explode into view? Light pollution follows a steep exponential curve. Moving from suburban Bortle 5 to pristine Bortle 1 cuts skyglow by 95%! In Bortle 1, the Milky Way is so thick it casts shadows. #Astronomy #DarkSkies #Stargazing
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Sara Pritchard – Transforming Night
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Congratulations to Deborah for acquiring a wonderful pair of Pentax 20x60 binos on parallelogram mount. Excellent for astronomical observation as well as wildlife viewing. #astro #wildlife #ashecounty
Leander Hutton's recommend small scope setup made with stuff you can actually buy today! SVbony SV225 mount, SV225T tripod and SV225H pier. About $250 all in on the hardware, $350 for a 102mm OTA. Great considering weight and portability. Thanks Leander! #Astronomy #Astro
6 copies of the newly published Transforming Night: The History and Science of Light Pollution by Sara B. Pritchard received! Two copies to Ashe DSC, 3 copies to GLAD and the DarkSky Working Group, and another copy to the Mayor and Aldermen of Lansing. #Science #LightPollution #Night #NorthCarolina
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Spectral Distribution: Mid-Day Just Past Sunset
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"One of these graphs is not like the others" which lights have the greatest blue wavelengths? Can you identify the LED spectrum vs Hg Vapor, HPS, and Metal Halide? #lighting #lightpollution
4k low-light timelapse on David's moonflower tonight to see if anything interesting shows up. Fingers 🤞. #Nocturnal #Night #Flowers
Another Bloom on David and Amy's Moonflower. Moonflower (Ipomoea alba) unfurls its luminous, fragrant blooms around dusk, creating a landing beacon for hawkmoths and other nighttime pollinators. By morning, each spectacular flower begins to close. #Moonflower #NightPollinators
Part of the Cygnus X complex, Sh2-101 is a region of active star formation shaped by ionizing radiation and stellar winds from young, massive stars. The bright fronts trace the interaction between ionized gas and the surrounding molecular material. #space #astro #astrophotography
Leander has been experimenting with 50-130mm focal lengths achieving good Milky Way details. Pictured is an area just north of Aquila with lots of dark pockets using the 70mm end of a 70-200 on a DX body. Photo Credit: Leander Hutton #Astrophotography #astronomy #highcountry
The Lansing Working Group/Ashe DSC assisting the Blue Ridge Rising Project get an outdoor lighting audit on the town of Floyd,VA. Beverly Hill, Public Health Emergency Coordinator New River Health District and Floyd County advocate is seen here taking readings. Thank you, Beverly!
