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Type: General Meetings

Keywords: Dark Skies Light Pollution

Held on: Aug 17, 2016 (Wed) at 07:30 PM to Aug 17, 2016 (Wed) at 09:00 PM

Speaker: Paul Bogard

Location: Physics/Astronomy Auditorium (PAA), Room A102, Seattle, Washington

Event Coordinator: Christopher Laurel

Overview

The SAS presents

Author Paul Bogard, The End of Night

A starry night is one of nature's most magical wonders.  Yet in our artificially lit world, most of us no longer experience true darkness.      In this talk based on his book THE END OF NIGHT, Paul Bogard seeks to restore our awareness of the spectacularly primal, wildly dark night sky and how it has influenced the human experience across everything from science to art.  Using a blend of personal narrative, natural history, science, and astronomy, Bogard shares the importance of darkness--what we've lost, what we still have, and what we might regain--and the simple ways we can reduce the brightness of our nights tonight.

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over 7 years ago

Reminder —

This is just a friendly reminder that the General Meeting (general meetings event) is scheduled for Aug 17, 2016, 07:30 PM. Please come out and join us!

Note: We had a typo on our website that listed this event at 8:00pm. The correct time is 7:30pm. Please join us before the meeting to greet newcomers to the SAS at 7:00pm!

over 7 years ago

Reminder —

This is just a friendly reminder that the General Meeting featuring author Paul Bogard is scheduled for Aug 17, 2016, 08:00 PM. Dr. Bogard wiill present his book entitled The End of Night Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial  Light.  Please invite your friends and family and come out and join us!

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