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Night Sky Tourist

Discover the wonder of the night sky from your own backyard, travel to a dark sky location, and listen to the star stories of other cultures and civilizations. Night Sky Tourist helps the entire family connect with nature by engaging with the stars, moon, and planets.

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We take a little trip in this episode to the Emerald Isle of Ireland to chat with Georgia MacMillan. Georgia is the Development Officer for Ireland’s Mayo Dark Sky Park. She shares some great places for stargazing, which include observatories built in castles! She also shares about the newest International Dark Sky Park and the exciting events that they host each year. Get your green on and let’s check this place out together.


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CHECK OUT THESE LINKS:

Dark Sky Ireland: https://www.darksky.ie 

Mayo Dark Skies on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mayodarkskies 

Mayo Dark Sky Park: https://www.mayodarkskypark.ie 

Mayo Dark Sky Festival: https://www.mayodarkskyfestival.ie 

Karen Weeks (rowed the Atlantic solo): https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/healthandwellbeing/arid-40821162.html 

Light Pollution Map: https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=4.00&lat=45.8720&lon=14.5470&state=eyJiYXNlbWFwIjoiTGF5ZXJCaW5nUm9hZCIsIm92ZXJsYXkiOiJ3YV8yMDE1Iiwib3ZlcmxheWNvbG9yIjpmYWxzZSwib3ZlcmxheW9wYWNpdHkiOjYwLCJmZWF0dXJlc29wYWNpdHkiOjg1fQ== 

Josh Dury Photo Media: https://www.joshduryphoto-media.com 


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Matthew Jackson is an astrophotographer who recently opened an art gallery in Livingston, Montana. His gallery, called Montana Dark Sky Photography, features astrophotography exclusively. I chat with Matt in-person at his gallery to find out how he got started, about his pandemic road trip, and his dark sky advocacy. I also share some amazing places you should visit when you go to Livingston or Paradise Valley. See the link to all the mentioned locations in the links below. Visit NightSkyTourist.com/76 for more information about this episode. CHECK OUT THESE LINKS: Montana Dark Sky Photography: https://www.mtdarkstarphotography.com  Matthew Jackson on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtdarkstar/  Matthew Jackson on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mtdarkstarphotography/  Explore Livingston: https://www.explorelivingstonmt.com  Livingston Depot Center: https://www.livingstondepot.org  Murray Bar & Hotel: https://www.murrayblock.com  Sage Lodge: https://sagelodge.com  Pine Creek Lodge: https://pinecreeklodgemontana.com  Episode 1- Ted Blank: https://nightskytourist.com/1-2/  Episode 50- Lynn Powers, Southwest Montana Astronomical Society: https://nightskytourist.com/50/  Episode 75- Dori Gorczyca, Glacier National Park: https://nightskytourist.com/75/  SkyView Lite stargazing app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.t11.skyviewfree&hl=en_US&gl=US  Rate Night Sky Tourist with 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. THANK YOU! FOLLOW NIGHT SKY TOURIST ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightSkyTourist  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nightskytourist/  SPREAD THE WORD Help us reach more people by subscribing to the podcast, leaving a review, and sharing it with others. GET TO KNOW US MORE Visit NightSkyTourist.com to read our great blog articles, check out our resource page, and sign up for our newsletters. Our monthly newsletter has content that is exclusive for subscribers. SHARE YOUR QUESTION We want to hear your questions. They could even become part of a future Q&A. Record your question in a voice memo on your smartphone and email it to us at Hello@NightSkyTourist.com. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS Email us at Hello@NightSkyTourist.com.

Glacier National Park is one of the most scenic and amazing parks in the United States. Known as the backbone of the country, it is home to enormous glaciers, the largest population of bears in the lower 48 states, and extraordinary starry night skies. It’s also home to the Dusty Star Observatory and the Logan Pass Star Parties. Glacier is not kidding when it says, “Half the park is after dark.” Dori Gorczyca is the Lead Interpreter and Astronomy Coordinator in St. Mary at the East Entrance to Glacier National Park. We chat about how to have an amazing experience at the park by day and by night.

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CHECK OUT THESE LINKS:

Glacier National Park: https://www.nps.gov/glac/ 

Glacier’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlacierNPS 

Glacier’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glaciernps/


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The night sky holds more than the moon and stars. It’s also home to migrating birds that mostly make their journeys at night. I chat with Andrew Farnsworth of Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the impact of light pollution on migrating birds. He shares easy solutions that homeowners and business owners can use to help protect our feathered friends from collisions with buildings while navigating at night.

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CHECK OUT THESE LINKS:

Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.birds.cornell.edu/

BirdCast: https://birdcast.info 

Audobon Lights Out Program: https://www.audubon.org/lights-out-program 

Merlin app: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org 

eBird app: https://ebird.org/ 

Project FeederWatch: https://feederwatch.org 

NestWatch: https://nestwatch.org 

Bird Academy: https://academy.allaboutbirds.org 

Lights Out: Recovering Our Night Sky- exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/exhibits/lights-out 


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If you’ve never seen the Milky Way reflecting over a lake, you need to visit Prineville Reservoir State Park in Central Oregon. George Faria, the Park Ranger Supervisor, gives us an inside look at this certified International Dark Sky Park and it will inspire you to load up the car and head to the West Coast.

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CHECK OUT THESE LINKS:

Prineville Reservoir State Park: https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=26


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Ohio might not seem like a place to enjoy great night skies, but Observatory Park is an exception. Chris Mentrek, a naturalist and the park’s astronomy and nature educator, gives us an inside look at the park and will leave you longing to visit.

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CHECK OUT THESE LINKS:

Observatory Park: https://www.geaugaparkdistrict.org/park/observatory-park/  

Great Basin National Park Astronomy Festival: https://www.nps.gov/grba/planyourvisit/great-basin-astronomy-festival.htm 

“Stargazer Inn at Nevada’s Great Basin with Liz Woolsey” Night Sky Tourist podcast episode: https://nightskytourist.com/59/

Dark Sky International (formerly International Dark Sky Association): https://darksky.org 


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Ted Blank returns to Night Sky Tourist to talk about occultations and his latest adventure in recording one from his backyard. Astronomy is the oldest science, and it’s one of the only sciences that still relies on amateurs to help gather data. Ted shares how you can use your free time to record occultations and contribute to science.

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International Occultation Timing Association: https://occultations.org 


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Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas has some of the most well-preserved dark skies in the country. I chat with Jason Gablaski, the lead dark sky ranger at the park, about the best time of year for stargazing events, cultural astronomy of the indigenous people of the region, and things you can do during the day when you visit.

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CHECK OUT THESE LINKS:

Big Bend National Park: ⁠https://www.nps.gov/bibe/⁠ 

Big Bend on Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/BigBendNPS⁠ 

Big Bend on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/BigBendNPS/⁠ 


Smithsonian’s “Lights Out: Recovering Our Night Sky” exhibit: ⁠https://naturalhistory.si.edu/exhibits/lights-out⁠ 


“Why Earth Wobbles with a Drunken Stagger”- Night Sky Tourist article: ⁠https://nightskytourist.com/wobble/⁠ 


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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is a pristine International Dark Sky Sanctuary at the top of Minnesota. I chat with Ann Schwaller, the Program Manager for this wilderness area, about the night sky in this area and all the amazing ways people can recreate there.

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CHECK OUT THESE LINKS:

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: https://www.fs.usda.gov/superior 

Portage: A Family, A Canoe, and the Search for the Good Life by Sue Leaf: https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/portage 

Starry Skies North: https://starryskiesnorth.org 

University of Minnesota, Duluth Observatory: https://scse.d.umn.edu/about/departments-and-programs/physics-astronomy-department/observatory 

4 Sources of Campground Light Pollution: https://nightskytourist.com/campground-light-pollution/ 


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How much bright sunlight enters your eyes each day? How dark is your nighttime? In this episode, we dive into the cascade of hormones released in our bodies from early morning until late at night and how our lifestyle hijacks it. We talk about how to measure the light around us and what we can do to improve our bright days and dark nights for better physical and mental health.

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CHECK OUT THESE LINKS:

International Dark Sky Discovery Center: https://darkskycenter.org 


The 4 Season Solution: The Groundbreaking New Plan for Feeling Better, Living Well, and Powering Down Our Always-On Lives by Dallas Hartwig: https://www.amazon.com/Season-Solution-Groundbreaking-Powering-Always/dp/1982115157/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= 


Chasing the Sun: How the Science of Sunlight Shapes Our Bodies and Minds by Linda Geddes: https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Sun-Science-Sunlight-Shapes/dp/1643132172 


Lux meters for iOS: 


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