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KJZZ-FM (27 November 2023)

1/1/2024

Advocates fear wildlife, 'dark sky' effects when stadium lights turn on at U.S.-Mexico border

Conservationists say they are concerned about stadium lights being built along the U.S.-Mexico border in places known for their dark skies, and one nonprofit says the lights could be harmful to southern Arizona wildlife.

"The concern that we have about the lighting, is that it’s going into very remote areas, some of which are close to conservation areas along the border," said John Barentine, of Dark Sky International.

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New York Times (7 October 2023)

1/1/2024

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Gazing Into the Past and Future at Historic Observatories

John Barentine, an astronomer and consultant focused on dark skies research and conservation, believes that looking through a telescope can be transformative. “If I show somebody the moon through a telescope, they can, for the first time, envision it as a place,” he told me. “Now they’ve had a kind of direct experience with it.” But those rewards, he cautioned, are dependent on if and how we rein in light pollution on the ground.

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Advocates fear wildlife, 'dark sky' effects when stadium lights turn on at U.S.-Mexico border

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Gazing Into the Past and Future at Historic Observatories

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