The Vanishing Dark

The stars are disappearing. We’re losing natural darkness. It’s happened rapidly, but just slowly enough that it’s hard to notice. But once your eyes open to the vanishing dark, you see it everywhere. Can we bring back the night sky?

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The Vanishing Dark Credits

Produced, edited and mixed by Vanessa Lowe. Additional mixing by Kent Sparling.

 

Thanks to Paul Bogard, author of The End of Night and editor of Let There Be Night.

Thanks to Hilary Brown, of The Richmond Smart Lighting Coalition. And thanks to Adam Lenz from the City of Richmond, California.

 

Music

Nocturne theme music by Kent Sparling

Also by Kent Sparling:

No Decision, from Camphor and Caraway

Tamarind Cup, Half Full, from Camphor and Caraway

Clock Tower, Unreleased

March of the Beetle King (remix), Unreleased

Latimer’s Angel, Unreleased

 

Fieldlines:

Bloomlight, Unreleased

Garden Music, Unreleased

 

Jeffrey Foster:

Two Moons Orbit, Unreleased

Fades, Unreleased

 

Episode Artwork: Robin Galante

 

Links to Information About Light Pollution

International Dark Sky Association

SciShow video: The Strange Scourge of Light Pollution

Sea Turtle Conservancy article on effects of light pollution

National Geographic article on effects of light pollution on wildlife

Department of Physics, Florida Atlantic University

The Light Pollution Map

NASA Article

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