- cross-posted to:
- australia@aussie.zone
- cross-posted to:
- australia@aussie.zone
The Queensland town of Winton has been certified as an International Dark Sky Community.
The town has committed to managing its light pollution and installed warm bulbs in its streetlights.
Winton Shire Council and tourism operators believe the certification will attract stargazers wanting to experience the natural night sky.
Yeah, I live in the middle of that big bright spot. I’ve got no idea what the milky way looks like.
Find a dark place near you:
https://darksky.org/what-we-do/international-dark-sky-places/all-places/
There’s one in all England and it’s somehow down south near London
Try to zoom in more. The (3) near London is actually three different places far from London.
There’s obviously also many other dark places. This map only shows the designated dark places.
None in my country 😔
We recently went to one in the Netherlands, pretty great, even though it was cloudy.
Meanwhile people in my fairly rural town cheer when they put up a new light, just because they feel a little bit safer.