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Comparison of Light Polluted and Starry Skies

All sky, night time movie comparing a light polluted and a starry night sky in central Oregon

All sky, night time movie comparing a light polluted and a starry night sky in central Oregon - comparing northwest corner of Bend, Oregon to Pine Mountain Observatory, March 25-26, 2022

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The future of Bend’s light pollution; seeing stars a thing of the past?

Article by Central Oregon Daily

Monday night members of the International Dark-Sky Association, Oregon Chapter, spoke at McMenamins in Bend, showing facts that can no longer be hidden in the dark.

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Fight Against Light

Published in Source Weekly, Bend Oregon

Outdoor lights obscure dark skies, waste energy and throw off the rhythms of all types of life. Here's what advocates are doing to protect Central Oregon's vast dark skies.

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