Colorado Parks and Wildlife invites Colorado residents to participate in International Dark Sky Week from Sunday through April 26 by helping to monitor light levels in their area.
CPW’s Resource Stewardship Program started the Dark Skies Monitoring citizen science project last year, encouraging Coloradans to measure the quality of the night sky.
No experience is needed and observations can be made with a smartphone. Volunteers may submit observations through the Globe at Night online at www.globeatnight.org/webapp or with the Loss of the Night, a free app available for Android and iOS. If cell service is not available, downloadable star charts can be printed in advance and written observations can be submitted online later.
Observations may take place anytime throughout the year, at least one to two hours after sunset or before sunrise, when the moon is not above the horizon.
For more information about participating, visit bit.ly/3ebAsv4.
