Light Pollution



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A New Light Pollution AI

Welcome to the age of Artificial Intelligence, or AI. AI can do so much and has been in the news recently with products like ChatGPT. Now every tech company is dipping their hands into the…




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The Dark Skies Of The Oregon Outback

Oregon Outback is an unofficial term generally used to reference the high desert Basin and Range country of the central southern portion of the state of Oregon and covers most of Lake County, Klamath County, Malheur County, and Harney County. Although there isn’t a specific…




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International Dark Sky Association

History The “International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) is a 501(c)(3) (tax ID #: 74-2493011) founded in 1988, and is dedicated to protecting the night skies for present and future generations.“[1] With a mission to “preserve and protect the…


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The Bortle Scale: Measuring Light Pollution

The Bortle scale is a way of measuring the quality, otherwise known as brightness, of the night sky for a particular location. The scale is really helpful as it quantifies the astronomical observability of celestial…