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The classic version of the GLOBE at Night program is a very fun and  
easy "green" program that heightens awareness about the effects of  
artificial lighting and the need for preservation of dark skies. We  
have also added a digital version to the program. Read below if you  
are interested....The website will be updated shortly to reflect the  
upcoming global campaign. (See www.globe.gov/globeatnight/.

-Connie Walker
NOAO manager of the GLOBE at Night program
Chair of the US IYA and global IYA working groups on Dark Skies

The international star-hunting campaign known as GLOBE at Night is  
returning February 25-March 8.  Last year's campaign (March 2007)  
came in two flavors: the classic GLOBE at Night activity  
incorporating unaided-eye observations which debuted in March 2006,  
and a new effort to obtain precise measurements of urban dark skies  
using digital sky-brightness meters. Both flavors of the program were  
designed to aid in heightening the awareness about the impact of  
artificial lighting on local environments, and the ongoing loss of a  
dark night sky as a natural resource for much of the world's  
population. To make possible the digital GLOBE at Night program, NSF  
funded 135 low-cost, digital sky-quality meter (manufactured by  
Unihedron). With these, citizen-scientists took direct measurements  
of the integrated sky brightness across a wide swath of night sky.  
Along with related materials developed by the National Optical  
Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the meters were distributed to citizen- 
scientists in 21 U.S. states plus Washington DC, and in 5 other  
countries, including Chile, where NOAO has a major observatory. The  
citizen- scientists were selected from teachers, their students,  
astronomers at mountain-top observatories, International Dark-Sky  
Association members and staff from 19 small science centers. Most  
sites had a coordinator, who instructed local educators in the proper  
use of the meters and develop a plan to share them as widely as  
possible during the 2-week window. The local teams pooled their data  
for regional analysis and in some cases shared the results with their  
schools and local policymakers. Building upon the worldwide  
participation sparked by the first GLOBE at Night campaign in March  
2006, the observations this year approached 8500 (from 60 countries),  
85% higher than the number from the previous year. The success of  
GLOBE at Night 2007 is a major step toward the International Year of  
Astronomy in 2009, when one goal is to make the digital data  
collection into a worldwide activity to the same degree the classic  
version is already. For more information, contact Connie Walker at  
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On Dec 5, 2007, at 11:59 AM, Lora Bleacher wrote:

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> Hi Alissa,
>
> This is a great thread.  I recommend installing a low-flow showerhead,
> which reduces the amount of water and energy (since you have less
> water to heat) you use when showering.  They are relatively
> inexpensive (mine was less than $20) and easy to install.  I also
> always recommend that people check out the Earth Day Footprint Quiz:
> http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp.  It is shocking,
> sobering, and inspiring at the same time.
>
> Cheers,
> Lora
>
> On Dec 5, 2007 1:52 PM, Daniels, Alissa
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>> At the request of a coworker, I'm trying to compile a list of the  
>> "Top 10 Ways to Go Green." There are so many to choose from, and  
>> I'm curious what you think are the things most people can do  
>> easily, relatively inexpensively and that have the most impact.
>>
>> thanks, list!
>> AD
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>> Alissa Daniels, Science Program Manager
>> Boston Children's Museum
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>> www.BostonChildrensMuseum.org
>> The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds  
>> new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's  
>> funny..."   --Isaac Asimov
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