This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by astronomer, historian, author, science communicator, and dark-sky consultant, John Barentine of the Dark Sky Consulting LLC and Conservationist, Kaitlyn Evans. Learn more at LightPollutionNews.com.

Articles:

• I was busted by the light police. They had a point
• The forgotten medieval habit of 'two sleeps'
• Want to Learn About Light Pollution? There’s a mini-course for that!
• Star bathing is the new outdoor travel trend we should all be trying for Summer 2023
• Industry Must Face an Inconvenient Truth -- Most LED Lights at Night are Unhealthy
• Unpacking the Wallpack
• Songbirds, dusk and clear skies: Scientists explore migratory flights
• ‘Lights Out’ initiative appears to be saving birds from crashing into Philly buildings
• Knoxville, TN Zoo is offering up what they call “Twilight Tours” per WVLT 8
• Flashlights posing major threat to nesting sea turtles
• Capture the Dark 2023 officially is under way
• Why the Greatest Threat to Star-Gazing Isn’t Light Pollution
• Smart Street Lights Market is Expected to Hit USD 14,751.1 million at a 23.4% CAGR by 2030
• LDS Church will get to light up its Heber Valley Temple after all, but the faith didn’t get everything it wanted
• A World Without Darkness Could Be a Reality within a Few Years
• Aussie region determined to keep its darkness is a stargazer’s dream

Afraid of the Dark:

• Hilton Head’s dark roads and pedestrians are deadly combo. What the town is doing about it

Research Article of the Month:

• Manipulating spectra of artificial light affects movements patterns of bats along ecological corridors

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