The Myths about Auroras First let’s dispel some myths about the northern lights. How to Read the Northern Lights Forecast On the right is a screenshot from a website that we frequently check, called SpaceWeatherLive. More specifically, it’s a screenshot from their Auroral Activity page. What this shows is six different readouts from NOAA about […]
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Cómo la temperatura del color afecta la contaminación lumínica
Recently, there’s been a popular move in many cities and towns to retrofit their lighting with LEDs. With cheaper energy use, it seems like a no brainer. What most local governments don’t realize, however, is that there are some serious drawbacks to LED lighting if the options are not properly researched. A Quick Overview on […]
Recaudación de fondos para salvar nuestros cielos nocturnos
We’ve just launched a brand new fundraiser to help us begin making a big impact on the light pollution in Jackson! If successful, we’ll be able to begin a series of case studies with local businesses in collaboration with Energy Conservation Works, another local nonprofit, to quantitatively measure the light emitted from various locations around […]
Lo último en restaurar el cielo nocturno de Jackson
We’ve been making some significant strides in getting Dark Sky Certification for the Town of Jackson and Teton County! After attending multiple Joint Information Meetings (JIMs) earlier this year and creating a thorough and lengthy draft to implement into the Land Development Regulations (LDRs), we were assigned to work with Principle Planners by the Town […]
Otra luna de sangre este mes
When will it happen? September 27th at approximately 8pm will mark the fourth and final blood moon in a series of a four across a quick, two-year span. The three previous occurred on April 15 2014, October 8 2014, and April 4, 2015. What is a lunar eclipse and why is the Moon going to turn […]
Estado del observatorio Snow King desde el verano de 2015
Architecture design by Jakub Galczynski: JakubGalczynski.com If you’ve ever visited us at one of our free programs, talked with us a bit on a stargazing tour, or even just clicked around this site a little, you know one of our major goals is to bring an observatory and planetarium to Jackson Hole. So how’s that […]
Astro365
Wyoming Stargazing is about to launch a new blog series that you are going to love! If you’re into astronomy and you like the Facebook page “I F#@%ing Love Science”, then you are going to love Astro365. Imagine Garrison Keillor’s Writer’s Almanac meets the McDonald Observatory’s Star Date. That’s Astro365! Everyday for the entire calendar […]
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