What is Reddit's opinion of Loss of the night?

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The app is free on Android and iPhone, you just have to go outside at night and follow the instructions, it takes from 10-15 minutes. I need reports from all over the state, whether you are in a place with lots of stars or in a place with none.

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cosalux.welovestars&hl=en_US

iPhone: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/loss-of-the-night/id928440562?mt=8

The app can work even if you don't have a cell signal and will just upload the report next time you have a connection. The app does use GPS/location services.

I can answer any questions you have. Thanks in advance for anyone willing to help!

Globe at Night is a great way to get people involved and aware of the issue -- particularly kids! There is another effort called Loss Of The Night (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cosalux.welovestars&hl=en), similar to GaN, that involves counting stars to estimate the limiting magnitude at a site. Participants can then see their measurements plotted on a world map (http://www.myskyatnight.com/).

The good news is that kids fundamentally "get" the dark skies issue. It can be pitched as a definite environmental question, and kids are in favor of saving the planet. They also tend to love animals, so one place to focus is on the artificial light at night threat to animals like sea turtles, birds and bats. Safety also plays well with kids. Many are afraid of the dark, so it's important to reassure them that doing better with our lighting (to save the night sky) won't make the night a scarier place.

Also, have a look at our website (darksky.org). In particular, there's a section on resources for educators (http://darksky.org/resources/educators/) and outreach volunteers and professionals (http://darksky.org/resources/public-outreach-materials/). Let us know if there's anything we can do to help. Good luck!

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Wildlife stuff:
a lot of these are going to be possible when we are in lockdown of course, but it might be an option if you live in country side
- Biodiversity Ireland
- EPA Ireland
- Irish Wildlife Trust
- Butterfly Count

• HOT (Humanitarian OpenSteetMap Tasks) not really "science" but its similar in that its a great help to others. its used a lot when there are natural disasters like floods or earthquakes. lots of people can come together and create a complete map from satellite imagery in the space of a few days. then people on the ground can use that map plan out where they need to send aid etc.
  most of the tasks usually involve just adding buildings and sometimes roads, so its easy enough to do pick up even if youve never done any mapping before.

Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cosalux.welovestars

iOS:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/loss-of-the-night/id928440562

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Are look at the whole sword in the first pic. In the second you have softly resolved trapezium. Adding Barlow ought have made the stars in the trap easier to split but still visible. I suspect that changing the Barlow required a large change in focus and/ the scope got bumped off target in the process. I would try all of that again another night. Leave the Barlow in the who time.

We ought to come up with a way to describe our ambient light situation to each other in a qualitative (or quantitative) way be which we can all understand. Might I suggest the members of the sub down low the "Loss of night app if you use Android. If you're on iPhone check out [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dark-sky-meter/id602989060?mt=8] in the Apple iTunes store. These apps work differently but the results contribute no only consistent conversations here but report findings in real time to the non profits they support that cataloged the advice of wasted light and help cities rectify this issue.