New Vistas in Astronomy Lecture: The Darkest Night, a Story About a World Without Light Pollution
Schedule
Thu Apr 24 2025 at 09:00 am to 10:00 am
UTC-07:00Location
Green Valley West Social Center | Green Valley, AZ
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*** New Vistas in Astronomy is FREE and open to the public. You do not need to be a member of Green Valley Rec (GVR) to attend this lecture. For those unable to attend in person, this lecture will also livestream at ***
Imagine a world without light pollution, where the dark night envelops everything in it, and the world that thrives in darkness stirs as the sun goes down. Parts of this world still exist on Earth today, but night is fading... fast.
Join New Vistas in Astronomy as we welcome light pollution scientist and the manager of Whipple Observatory's public Science Center Amy C. Oliver for a wonder walk through darkness and what it means for plants, animals, insects, humans, and our ability to connect with and understand the night sky.
About Amy C. Oliver, FRAS
Amy C. Oliver, FRAS aka Nerdy Astronomer, is public affairs officer and science center manager at Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory’s Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory— a facility of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian— and SkyNights presenter at University of Arizona’s Mount Lemmon SkyCenter. She is also a light pollution scientist studying the impacts of light pollution, not only on astronomy, but on the world and everything in it.
Amy is principal scientific investigator of Dark SkyNet — a cross-border light pollution monitoring network — and Project GLOWworm, studying unexpected bioluminescence above 8,000 ft.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts from University of Louisiana-Lafayette and Master of Science from University of Oklahoma.
Amy was elected a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 2021 for her work in mitigating the effects of light pollution on astronomy and global ecosystems,, currently serves as Chair of the Tucson/Pima County Outdoor Lighting Code Committee, has published multiple articles and book chapters, and was a 2024 TEDx speaker.
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Green Valley West Social Center, 1111 S Via Arcoiris, Green Valley, AZ 85614, United States,Green Valley, ArizonaEvent Location & Nearby Stays: