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"Urban Skies: ...coming in 2009, for the International Year of Astronomy!
We are losing the sky. Just look up there from a city and you will see only an handful of stars. Over the last decade the artificial lights grew too much, without control: we are cancelling the Universe. Soon, we will miss such a wonderful part of nature and human culture. But we can do a lot to save it. Using the proper lighting systems, for example, sending light just where needed and saving money. We need to keep alive the memory of the sky, as well as its scientific and multi-cultural meaning. For the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) we will launch a Photographic International Competition to promote the observation of the sky from the cities. This way, we want to show that the stars are still up there, waiting for our consideration. Hopefully, this will increase our perception and awareness of the Universe from urban locations, the starting point to preserve the darkness and to limit the light pollution. We wish to thank Software Bisque for offering some great prizes for our Competition.
We will publish the guidelies very soon. So, stay tuned and join us for such a worldwide competition! Patronage
Sponsors. We are pleased to acknowledge the following sponsors, helping us to succeed in this effort:
If you want to support as a sponsor, please contact us |
