Every year, in April, there is a worldwide celebration, International Dark Sky Week. Pinal County is always happy to promote a 30-minute event to encourage residents to reduce light pollution, step outside, and look up to enjoy the beauty of the night sky in Pinal County!
Learn more about the importance of reducing light pollution and take a moment to enjoy the night sky by participating in Dark Sky Lights Out and any of these additional dark sky events!
Dark Sky communities practice responsible outdoor lighting by shielding their light sources and using warm-color, lower-lumen/watt light bulbs where light is needed. Dark skies does not mean no lights on the ground.
Light pollution is the human-made alteration of outdoor light levels from those occurring naturally.
There are many ways to tackle the over-lighting of the night, such as:
Source: https://www.pinal.gov/1546/Dark-Skies