UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, September 28, 2024
George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia
3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Mason Space Day 2024
Mason Space Day is an exciting, collaborative, and engaging event, with an aim to educate the public on the technology and science behind some of the leading aerospace projects in the area. The day offers lectures from those at the forefront of space exploration and a number of organizations with hands-on space-related activities, educational information, and more.
Mason Space Day will return on Saturday, September 28, 2024 on Mason's Fairfax Campus. Stay tuned for more information and sponsorships opportunities.
Relive Mason Space Day 2023 with the photos and for more information
tarlight Lost: Understanding Light Pollution and Its Impact in Our Lives
Discover why protecting our night skies is important. Light pollution, the human made excessive or misdirected artificial light that brightens the night sky, is a growing environmental concern with profound implications. This talk will explore what light pollution is, including its various forms—such as skyglow, glare, and light trespass—and how it diminishes our ability to view stars and celestial events. Beyond its impact on our night sky, light pollution affects human health, wildlife behavior, and energy consumption.
We will discuss ongoing efforts to mitigate its effects. The presentation will highlight the importance of collective action in preserving the natural night environment for future generations. Learn what you can do now to stop light pollution.
15 October 2024 Tuesday
7-8 PM
Great Falls Library
9830 Georgetown Pike
Great Falls VA
November 25 - December 2, 2024
Town of Vienna
Vienna, Virginia
Light Pollution Dark Skies Awareness Banner Week
Save the Night. Be the solution. Stop light pollution.
The Town of Vienna Virginia is setting aside a week to increase awareness and to educate the public about light pollution. Click here for more information
You are invited to join us to learn more about this rapidly growing problem, including light trespass and learn what you can do at home to help solve it and more.
November 17, 2024 Sunday
Vienna Community Center
120 Cherry St SE, Vienna, VA 22180, United States
3-6 PM
Star Bright! Save the Night! Light Pollution Awareness Dark Skies Day
3:00 PM 6:00 PM
Vienna Community Center (map)
Join us for a family-friendly afternoon dedicated to exploring the effects of light pollution and how it impacts our lives and health.
Register here
Join us for a family-friendly afternoon dedicated to exploring the effects of light pollution and how it impacts our lives and health.
Engage with astronomers, peer through telescopes, and immerse yourself in the planetarium experience. Discover how artificial light at night affects your health and that of birds, plants, insects and animals.
Light pollution, the excessive or misdirected artificial light that brightens our night skies, is a growing environmental issue with serious consequences. Discover the different forms of light pollution—such as skyglow, glare, and light trespass—and learn how they interfere with our ability to see stars and our every day lives.
In addition to dimming our night skies, light pollution has far-reaching effects on human health, wildlife behavior, and energy consumption.
Learn how you can be part of the solution and how to stop light pollution!
Find out how you can help reduce light pollution and protect our night environment!
Source: https://www.darkskynova.org
Photo credit Peter Forister Photography
Milky Way summer skies in the Blue Ridge Mountains. August 2024 above Montebello, VirginiaDate
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