Light Pollution Initiatives

Broadcasting events

Broadcasting of astronomical events for engaging newcomers and creating awareness of the light pollution problem.

European sky protection

Collecting citizen signatures from at least one quarter of the EU member states.

Lighting Quality Label

Quality label recognizing the sky protection compliance of companies, NGOs, villages or any kind of institution.

The Good, the Bad, the Ugly (in German)

Find the most crazy images of inefficient outdoor lighting! Inefficient use of lighting results in a waste of energy and is a threat for the environment. Help us identify the sites where light is installed in ridiculous ways.

NixNox

Find and characterize places where people could go to enjoy dark and starry skies.

Photometer Network

Monitoring light pollution with low cost photometers designed by astronomers to study its evolution.

Cities At Night

Cities at Night keeps track of World light pollution with images taken by astronauts onboard the ISS.

Empower Citizen Actions

Create the change you want to see.

Light Pollution Outreach

Here you can find guidelines for best practice and statements how to fight light pollution.

Loss of the Night

Monitoring Light Pollution from any location by using mobile phones.

My Sky At Night

Present measured data of nightscape brightness back to the citizens.

Intercomparison Campaigns

Organize meetings to compare methods to measure sky brightness.

Dark sky meter

Use your iphone to measure night sky brightness with this app.

Globe at Night

Citizen-science campaign to raise LP awareness by gathering night sky brightness measures

STARSthruQL

With this kit young students can explore the concepts of quality lighting through six activities.

Buiometria Participativa

Raising awareness on the issue of LP, collecting quantitative data and promoting participatory processes.

Liquen

Collect qualitative data from citizens using web and mobile apps aim to discover territorial controversies.

Macaronesia

TESS photometer network to study night brightness around the Macaronesia area

Virtual night + Sky eye

Virtual representation of Cities lighting using Sim city and Cities Skylines + low-cost probe (balloon) to take pictures of cities at night.

Star parks

Study and characterization of nocturnal sky as seen from parks and natural scenarios such as Apuseni.

Facade lighting

Study of facades luminance with architectural students. Best lighting in facades guide.

Nocturnal darkness in Europe

Locate, visit and place photometers in the darkest places in Europe (Scandinavia, Scotland, Ukraine and Russia)

Education on LP. Portugal and Galicia

Photometers to be installed in 15 late year primary schools and 15 secondary schools to study light pollution on “coastal regions” vs “inner land regions”

Southern Africa Night Adventures

Thanks to the aliance with Kananga we are setting up in Southern Africa 6 fixed TESS-W stations and quantifying the sky darkness of remote locations with a portable TESS-W unit

Nachhaltig Beleuchten

A platform that provides information on nightlight in relation to ecology, chronobiology, health, sleep patterns and society, as well as current research on light pollution

Effects of artificial light exposure at night on children’s cognitive development and performance

This study aims to measure the impact of light pollution on the performance of different brain functions in children

Astrophone: Creating Consciousness about Light Pollution by Mobile Astrophotography

Citizens will understand the extent of the effects of light pollution on their lives and the environment through two disciplines that are very attractive to the general public: Astrophotography and smartphones.

Chronobiology

Research on the evaluation of sleep and circadian health, especially in relation to the abuse of the body’s exposure to artificial light.

Network for Education on Light Pollution in School

This initiative aims to raise public awareness about light pollution through education. The aim is to train primary school teachers through collaboration with university professors.

Globe at Night Mobile App

Through the Globe at Night APP, citizens can help raise awareness of the adverse effects of light pollution and measure the extent of these effects in five simple steps.

REECL: Spanish research network on light pollution

Citizens will understand the extent of the effects of light pollution on their lives and the environment through two disciplines that are very attractive to the general public: Astrophotography and smartphones.

Stellar Viewpoints

The project seeks to get citizens to look at the sky again and to awaken their interest in astronomy.

INR Madrid

The project consists of promoting an autonomous legislative initiative in Madrid to improve night-time lighting.

MedDark – Looking for dark places on the Mediterranean coast

Although the tourist attraction to the Mediterranean coast has made light pollution a serious environmental problem, there are still dark places where you can observe skies free of light pollution.

Promotion of the night sky in Tuscany’s natural parks

Initiative to assess the level of light pollution in different areas of Italy and to raise awareness of the problem of light pollution.

Naturpark Bayerischer Wald. Light Pollution – Common Process

The INTERREG project “Light Pollution – Common Process” deals with the problem of light pollution and the conservation of the “dark sky”.