We are connecting the three official dark sky places on the island of Ireland with 3 special live online events for teachers, educators and anyone with an interest in astronomy, archaeology or dark skies. These events are all free to attend and available via Dark-Sky.eventbrite.com Schedule of events: Tuesday 5pm 17th August, 2021 Join OM Dark […]
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Free webinar on lighting for dark skies – Wednesday 16th June at 7pm We have been invited by Engineers Ireland to co-present this talk, together with Prof Brian Espey on Lighting for Dark Skies. The talk is open to anyone but hosted by Engineers Ireland and appropriate to Engineers involved in lighting design and those who wish
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Press Release from 5th May 2021 Today, May 5th 2021 marks the 5th anniversary of the official creation of Mayo International Dark Sky Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty which adds another aspect to the already stunning Wild Nephin National Park.Indeed the dark sky has always been a feature of the 11,000 hectare National
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At the 2020 virtual Mayo Dark Sky Festival we were thrilled to launch this beautiful artwork by Artist and Astronomer Dr. Tyler Nordgren. Wild Nephin National Park becomes Mayo Dark Sky Park at night and so “Half the Park is After Dark” (trade marked by Tyler Nordgren); is a key message for our park.
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The Friends of Mayo Dark Skies has released their plan for Newport to become Ireland’s first Dark Sky Friendly town with guidelines, recommendations and lighting designs provided by the team of Lighting Design Workshop (Roberto Corradini and Marco Palandella). The lighting plan was kindly funded by the Heritage Council and presents a vision for best
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We have prepared a one page infographic to help explain the message of getting lighting right, whilst keeping our skies dark. We hope you will find it useful and on page 2 you will find some seasonal stargazing maps to help you enjoy our night skies over head. Dark sky friendly is a win-win; we
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In marking the worldwide celebration of International Dark Sky Week, the IDA is pleased to announce the formation of a new committee representing the views of dark sky advocates around the globe; The International Committee. As a global organisation, the IDA’s goal to protect and conserve the night sky extends around the world. With the
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A virtual road show of Mayo! Check our our events, happening daily from Monday 4th April until Monday 12th April. All events are FREE but registration required: Full schedule of Events 4th to 12th April: click here for full schedule
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This is the first event to open our Virtual Road Show of Mayo! Tonight we virtually visit Newport – Gateway town to the Mayo Dark Sky Park for an introduction to the town surrounds and then on to our feature talk “Exploring Mars”! A small, cold planet with a thin, unbreathable atmosphere and no magnetic
International Dark Sky Week, which takes place from 5 – 12 April is, as its name suggests, a global affair, organised annually by the International Dark Sky Association. On this global stage, Mayo is playing a leading role, with a series of events from astronomy to archaeology, wildlife to wellbeing. Mayo Dark Sky Park will
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