2024 DarkSky Festival in Arkansas
Check out this video of the Arkansas Dark Sky Festival that represents a great example of the amazing world at night!
Join us for a weekend in the Ozarks in the darkest skies of Missouri.
Participation in the festival is free.
Festival shirts will be available for purchase at the festival on a first-come, first-serve basis.
For more information, download this PDF or contact us.
Check out this video of the Arkansas Dark Sky Festival that represents a great example of the amazing world at night!
Explore ways to protect Missouri night skies from artificial light at night. Actions range from taking simple steps at home to promoting our work in parks, cities and with state officials. We are here to help with expertise and resources.
Adopt a statute, ordinance, or resolution for your community. View DarkSky International's resource center that includes a model ordinance and helpful guides. Get help from DarkSky Missouri.
View DarkSky Missouri's calendar of events, latest news, articles of interest, and download FREE brochures and reports.
Please "Save the date" of October 25-26, 2024 for our first DarkSky Missouri Festival.
Plans are to hold the festival within Ozark National Scenic Riverways located near Van Buren, MO. The event will include programs and stargazing (weather permitting). Details will be coming soon!
In-Person: DarkSky Missouri Festival 25 Oct 2024 05:00PM - 11:00PM |
In-Person: DarkSky Missouri Festival 25 Oct 2024 05:00PM - 11:00PM |
In-Person: Stacy Park - Star Party 09 Nov 2024 06:00PM - 08:00PM |
Virtual: DarkSky Missouri Board Meeting 21 Nov 2024 06:30PM - 08:00PM |
“State Of The Science 2024” condenses the current scientific consensus on how artificial light affects seven key topics: the night sky; wildlife and ecology; human health; public safety; energy use and climate change; social justice; and a discussion of the emerging threat from light pollution caused by objects orbiting the Earth. Where gaps exist in our knowledge, we highlight them as targets of future research."
IDA Missouri is pleased to announce that Stacy Park, located in the City of Olivette, Missouri, has been designated by IDA as the world's fourth Urban Night Sky Place.
Enjoy this VR/360 film featuring the Gateway Arch National Park. The eight-minute, immersive experience provides a 360-degree view of the panoramic view of the night sky above the grounds of the Gateway Arch National Park. The loss of our night sky heritage is illustrated in terms of the Bortle Scale, a nine-level numeric scale that provides a consistent standard for comparing skies with differing levels of light pollution. Viewers can seamlessly pan the night sky in all directions as if standing on the grounds of the Gateway Arch National Park.