Save the Night | Be the Solution, Stop Light Pollution
Join us in combating light pollution on Nantucket to preserve its dark skies!
Join us in combating light pollution on Nantucket to preserve its dark skies!
Did you know that most people in the world can't see the Milky Way where they live like those on Nantucket can?
The naturally dark, star-studded sky is a priceless gift of Nature. The National Park Service considers dark skies a natural resource, like clean air and clean water, that must be preserved for everyone. Yet today, because of light pollution, most American children have never even seen the Milky Way.
If we control light pollution on Nantucket, we can preserve the wonder and beauty of the stars for those who live and visit there to enjoy -- and for the Maria Mitchell Association to continue its important work.
Photo above by Henry Michaelis, https://www.henrymichaelisphotography.com
Excessive light at night -- especially blue-rich white light -- is bad for your health:
Light should be only directed down,
not out or up.
All animals -- including humans -- need darkness at night to thrive. 80% of mammals are nocturnal, and light pollution disrupts their feeding, mating, and migration. Millions of birds, who navigate by the stars, become disoriented by bright lights and fly off course. Entire species of fireflies are threatened with extinction because of light pollution, and pollinating insects -- which our food supply depends on -- are especially hurt by artificial light at night.
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