Dark Sky London

Astro-history buffs: the usually-closed King's Observatory in London will be open from 9 Jun-17 Jul. Located along the Thames in Richmond, it was commissioned in 1769 for King George III and has the oldest telescope cupola in the world. 🔭 You must book in advance: www.visit.kingsobservatory.co.uk

Great to see the town of Hertford will once again run its Dark Skies Hertford event on 1 Feb 2025. The castle lights will be switched off and there will be stargazing on the grounds as well as festival talks and a screening of "The City Dark". Looking forward! www.hertford.gov.uk/events-listi...

Light Pollution and its Impacts Conference – January 2025 On 30 January 2025, there will be a free, all-day conference in London on the topic of ‘Light Pollution and its Impacts’. Across multiple sessions, we will hear from invited speakers on…

📆 Save the date – 30 Jan 2025
Mark your calendar & grab a free ticket for our dark skies + light pollution conference next month. Held
@royalastrosoc.bsky.social here in London it will cover night sky protection, policy, environment, human health & more! #darksky darksky.london/2024/12/18/l...

Join is for a conference on tackling light pollution and preserving the night in the UK. Free tickets 👇

Trails caused by the deployment of satellites making up the Starlink constellation.

📅 Date for the diary 📅

Are you passionate about tackling light pollution in the night sky? 🌃

The Royal Astronomical Society will be holding a free one-day conference to discuss the issue on 30 January 2025 at Burlington House, London ⤵️

@darkskyambassador.bsky.social @darkskylondon.bsky.social #DarkSkyInternational

Write the Night: A Poetry Workshop with Alan Parry Discover the grit and glow of the night this Christmas in this bold poetry workshop with acclaimed poet and editor Alan Parry.

Looking for a bold, creative Christmas gift? Treat the poet in your life to Write the Night, a workshop about struggle, vice, and truth. Hosted by @alanparry83.bsky.social of @brokenspinearts.bsky.social. £10 off with Concessions. 👉 shorturl.at/mUnZ6

Ah yes, that most trusted authority on light pollution: JeffBet 💀💀💀💀💀

I'd suggest the DarkSky Communities of Moffat and Presteigne, and towns in DarkSky Reserves in North York Moors, Yorkshire Dales and Exmoor are a better choice altogether.

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites ‘obscure our view of the universe’ Scientists have warned that the billionaire’s space-based internet service may stop astronomers detecting signals from distant civilisations

Thank you @rhysblakely.bsky.social for this coverage in the Times today about how Elon Musk's insane takeover of Earth's orbit with satellites may inhibit our study of the universe. www.thetimes.com/article/b234...

Parliamentlive.tv House of Lords

Good to see satellite constellations and astronomy debated in the UK House of Lords, thanks due to Viscount Stansgate. parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

Hi friends, I made a #DarkSky starter pack for new Bluesky users! As more people join, I can add to it. Please send your suggestions or tag them below. But this is a starting list of the folks I've found so far on Bluesky who are working on #darkskies and #lightpollution 🌌 go.bsky.app/EN5NQR2