Looking Up! This year, we’re celebrating IDA’s 30th anniversary and the community of scientists, conservationists, policy-makers, and advocates who successfully work together to preserve and protect the natural nighttime environment and our heritage of night… Read more
International Dark Sky Week 2018
Join the International Dark-Sky Association for seven days of celebration, learning and action! Created in 2003 by high-school student Jennifer Barlow, International Dark Sky Week has grown to become a worldwide event and a key… Read more
International Dark Sky Week 2019
Join the International Dark-Sky Association for seven days of celebration, learning, and action! 2019 International Dark Sky Week is Sunday, March 31 – Sunday, April 7! Created in 2003 by high-school student Jennifer Barlow, International… Read more
International Dark Sky Week: 5 Ways to Support Dark Skies Right Now
The nighttime environment is a crucial natural resource for all life on Earth, but the glow of uncontrolled outdoor lighting has hidden the stars, radically changing the nighttime environment. International Dark Sky Week draws attention… Read more
IDA Co-Sponsors Major International Dark Skies Conference
Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere, which covers over 5,000 square miles, is to be the setting for the first-ever international Dark Sky Park conference to be held in Europe. The event, from 20-22 September 2017, will bring… Read more
IDA’s 2016 Annual General Meeting in Review
On December 3, 2016, we hosted our Annual General Meeting at the Aloft hotel in Tucson, AZ. Our theme, “Harnessing the Power of the Grassroots to Reduce Light Pollution and its Environmental Impacts Worldwide,” describes… Read more
Geminid Meteor Shower Sure to Make the Holidays Sparkle
This December features one of the best meteor showers of the year. During the peak of the shower, you may be able to see as many as 120 shooting stars per hour, one of the highest… Read more
Great Balls of Fire! Two Meteor Showers in November
This month offers several opportunities for seeing meteor showers and maybe even a fireball or two! The Northern Taurid and Leonid meteors showers will take us through most of the month of November. Here’s what… Read more
Come Celebrate at the Texas Night Sky Festival
On Saturday, March 18, 2017, International Dark-Sky Association Texas, the City of Dripping Springs – an IDA Dark Sky Community – and the Hays County Chapter of Texas Master Naturalist will host the 2nd Annual… Read more
Don’t Miss the Orionid Meteor Shower!
Don’t miss seeing the remnants of Halley’s Comet Halley’s Comet is only visible from Earth once every 75 years, but residual chunks from its tail generate two annual meteor showers: the Eta Aquarids in May and… Read more