Did you know that light pollution is responsible for a significant amount of energy waste? Take a look at what light pollution is costing us. #IDSW2018 #TurnOnTheNight

Landscape photographer Mike Mezeul II leads a nighttime photography workshop through Big Bend. Join the students as they learn to capture the Milky Way in the darkest night sky in Texas. youtube.com/watch?v=FROZGw… #IDSW2018

The Museum of the Moon is visiting #wyevalley #AONB and the fabulous setting of Abaty Tyndyrn / Tintern Abbey from May 14th to 20th for the #wyevalley riverfestival. Visit wyevalleyriverfestival.co.uk for festival info and tickets to the moon #IDSW2018 #outstandinghour #deanwye

The amazing night sky in Niue.
#IDSW2018 #InternationalDarkSkyWeek #Niue Island #Niue #NowhereLikeUs

Ending light pollution doesn't have to be hard or time consuming. Here are a few simple steps you can take to protect the night sky, today. Saving the night starts at home, with you! #IDSW2018 #TurnOnTheNight

The night sky at Big Bend Ranch State Park will be center stage at the Dark Sky Week event April 21. Together with Big Bend National Park, they form one of the largest contiguous areas under dark skies protection in the United States. #IDSW2018 bit.ly/IDSWbbr

It’s International Dark Sky Week! 💫

Where on Earth is the darkest sky you’ve seen? #IDSW2018

Happy International Dark Sky Week. Here's wishing you deep, dark skies tonight. #IDSW2018 darksky.org/dark-sky-week-… (We still have some in Utah if you drive an hour or two.) flickr.com/photos/bill_d/…

Elk Island National Park is known for the roaming bison and elk, but by night it becomes a haven for stargazers. At 35km east of #Edmonton , this #DarkSkyPreserve is far enough to be undiluted by city light. #IDSW2018 🌟 📷:curtiscomeauphoto/IG

By day, Fort Walsh transports you to the wild frontier life of 1870; by night, it offers stargazing at its finest. In 2004 this national park became Canada’s first designated #DarkSkyPreserve 🌠 #IDSW2018 📷:curtisberger/IG

The Davis Mountains in west Texas have some of the best views in the world for stargazing. For information about Davis Mountains State Park, visit bit.ly/DavisMtnsSP #IDSW2018 #txstateparks Texas State Parks

It's Dark Sky Week! Why not learn more about the ways you can help reduce light pollution in order to make the most of our night skies?

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We've got plenty of stargazing activities this week - just in time for International Dark Sky Week! Don't forget to tag your photos and videos with #JAXLovesSpace .
#iloveJAX #IDSW2018

#GetInpsired by starry starry nights just like Frank Sinatra but you could be sitting under the clear skies of the Kent Downs! What can you see? bats, glow worms, and millions of stars in the galaxy? #AONB #Outstandinghour #IDSW2018

On this final day of #InternationalDarkSkyWeek , we’re watching the skies in Terra Nova National Park – Canada’s newest designated #DarkSkyPreserve and the first in Newfoundland and Labrador! 💫 #IDSW2018 📷:campwithchin/IG

'I know nothing with any certainty but the sight of the stars makes me dream”-Vincent van Gogh
This is why many of us work to preserve/protect the night sky: to save our shared night sky heritage. 30 years of IDA couldnt be possible without YOU #IDSW2018
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I attended a Mayo Dark Skies event as part of DarkSky International festival in the Céide Fields in #Ballycastle #Mayo tonight. I took this at the end of the event! #IDSW2018

#AONBs – Vibrant landscapes. Loads to do and see. Even at night 😊 #outstandinghour #GetInspired #ConnectingPeopleWithNature landscapesforlife.org.uk #IDSW2018 Photo credit: Nigel Ball chasingstars.org.uk/our-campaign/n…

IDA has designated 18 Intl Dark Sky Communities. Will yours be the 19th? If you want to become a Dark Sky Community click the link to learn how! #IDSW2018 #TurnOnTheNight
(Pic credit: A simulated nighttime view of the Milky Way courtesy of Ed Stewart)

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Escape the city lights and take in some of the best night sky views around at Texas State Parks! Many state parks host stargazing programs, giving visitors a chance to view and learn about the night sky. bit.ly/stargazing18 #IDSW2018 Texas State Parks