SnowshadowII :maple: on Nostr: 🔠We’re losing sight of the night sky. 💫 This First Nation is trying to ...
🔠We’re losing sight of the night sky. 💫 This First Nation is trying to protect it
"Huu-ay-aht First Nation has followed the stars for centuries. Now the coastal B.C. community is safeguarding them for future generations
Dark sky conservation is still a relatively new concept. The first dark sky preserve in Canada, Torrance Barrens near Muskoka, Ont., was established in 1999 — only the second such site in the world, according to Bob King, chair of the light-pollution abatement committee for the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. There are now 22 across the country. "
#News #Astronomy #Indigenous #Canada #BC
https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-bamfield-huuayaht-dark-sky-festival/
"Huu-ay-aht First Nation has followed the stars for centuries. Now the coastal B.C. community is safeguarding them for future generations
Dark sky conservation is still a relatively new concept. The first dark sky preserve in Canada, Torrance Barrens near Muskoka, Ont., was established in 1999 — only the second such site in the world, according to Bob King, chair of the light-pollution abatement committee for the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. There are now 22 across the country. "
#News #Astronomy #Indigenous #Canada #BC
https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-bamfield-huuayaht-dark-sky-festival/