Ep. #13- Dark Skies With Dawn Davies

Have you ever looked up into the sky and seen… nothing? Dawn Davies is the Night Sky Program Manager for the Hill Country Alliance, an organization that is dedicated to minimizing the impact communities have on their natural environment. She is going to talk to us today about night sky pollution and how it affects all areas of life.

Connect with Dawn/Hill Country Alliance

Email: info@hillcountryalliance.org

Website: https://hillcountryalliance.org/

[0:00:00] Show intro

[0:00:39] Welcome to Dawn Davies with Hill Country Alliance

[0:01:58] How did Dawn get to where she is?

[0:04:21] Dawn's role as Night Sky Program Manager

[0:05:26] What does the Hill Country Alliance do?

[0:08:25] Quarterly eclipse planning meetings

[0:11:07] The best way to get involved in eclipse planning

[0:12:02] Dawn's experience of a total eclipse (and the science behind it)

[0:19:34] Annular eclipses

[0:21:32] Hill Country Night Sky Month

[0:23:02] The biggest challenges in Dawn's work

[0:25:21] Texas and light pollution

[0:28:39] How light pollution affects humans and animals alike

[0:35:20] Determining what the temperature of light

[0:36:38] Green light vs. red light

[0:37:30] Turning your phone screen into a red light and why you should do it

[0:39:18] What is the easiest first step towards helping with dark skies

[0:41:39] Finding dark sky friendly fixtures

[0:44:47] Hope in light pollution

[0:48:39] Workshops coming up with Hill Country Alliance

[0:50:04] Groups in different counties/communities and resources for them

[0:55:19] Closing conversations

[0:59:23] Small steps count

[1:01:35] Last comments

[1:02:51] Wrap up

[1:05:09] Outro

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