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Team Member Raul C. Lima

Raul C. Lima is Assistant Professor of Physics, School of Health of the Polytechnic University of Porto (E2S | PPorto), coordinator of the new Applied…

Team Member Kerem Asfuroglu

Kerem Asfuroglu is the founder of Dark Source, an award-winning lighting design studio driven by environmental values based in the UK & Ireland.

Team Member Elena Maggi

Elena Maggi is a Professor in Ecology at the Department of Biology of the University of Pisa (UNIPI). Since her PhD, she has gained experience…

Team Member Andreas Hänel

Andreas Hänel is an astrophysicist and former director of the Planetarium and Museum in Osnabrück, Germany. Andreas started to act against light pollution in the…

Team Member Yana Yakushina

Yana Yakushina is a lawyer, researcher, and dark sky protection educator. She is actively involved in initiatives related to dark sky protection and space law.

Team Member Christoph Pütz

Christoph Puetz succeeded in transforming the little community “Eiweiler” to a certified Dark Sky Community. There he implemented database driven statistics for SQM-measurements and weather…

Education

What is light pollution? Light pollution sums up all adverse effects of artificial light at night. This includes the loss of our view of the…

FAQ

Why do we need to protect the night? Half of the world and 50% of all habitats are at nighttime. Since humans are naturally dayactive…