dark wars tourism part2
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- 1. Canvas of the CosmosByark Rangers Randy Dunning & Kevin Poe D P Core of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Crab Supernova (M1) NPS photo by Dan Duriscoe Darkness is Beautiful
- 2. Comet NEAT Darkness is Beautiful Crab Supernova (M1)
- 3. Hercules Globular Cluster (M13) Darkness is Beautiful Comet NEAT
- 4. Swan Nebula (M17) Darkness is Beautiful Hercules Globular Cluster (M13)
- 5. Andromeda Galaxy (M31) Darkness is Beautiful Swan Nebula (M17)
- 6. Orion Nebula (M42) Darkness is Beautiful Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
- 7. Ring Nebula (M57) Darkness is Beautiful Orion Nebula (M42)
- 8. Cigar Galaxy (M82) Darkness is Beautiful Ring Nebula (M57)
- 9. Dumbbell Nebula (M27) Darkness is Beautiful Cigar Galaxy (M82)
- 10. Sombrero Galaxy (M104) Darkness is Beautiful Dumbbell Nebula (M27)
- 11. Whirlpool Galaxy & companion (M51) Darkness is Beautiful Sombrero Galaxy (M104)
- 12. Darkness is Beautiful Whirlpool Galaxy & companion (M51)
- 13. Saturn Darkness is Beautiful Hubble Ultra Deep Field
- 14. Jupiter Darkness is Beautiful Saturn
- 15. Mars Darkness is Beautiful Jupiter
- 16. Venus Darkness is Beautiful Mars
- 17. Mercury Darkness is Beautiful Venus
- 18. Sol Darkness is Beautiful Mercury
- 19. Moon Darkness is Beautiful Sol
- 20. Earth Darkness is Beautiful Moon
- 21. Darkness is Beautiful
- 22. If its rare...Capture it !And Charge Admission!
- P.T. Greatest Show ON Earth Barnum
- 23. Defending Darkness Protecting darkness is hard Lake Mead (ugly) Bryce (good) Yosemite (bad)
- 24.
- Light Trespass
- Laws end at boundaries(light transcends)
- Cant fence light(urban domes exceed 5,000m!)
- Education doesnt work on empty seats
- ONLYTourism gets the butts in the seats!
- 25. Astronomy Tourism Sky City, AZ Observatory B&B, BC Astronomers Inn, AZ Night Adventures, Red River, NM
- 26. Profitable Tourism isntmore people per day, but Increased Length of Stay! Dark lovers stay overnight andeat bigger breakfasts! - Kevin Greatest ShowFOREarth Poe Astronomy Tourism
- 27. National Parks (the big guns of tourism) Yellowstone Death
Valley Bryce Canyon Chaco Culture Curecanti Yosemite Grand Canyon
Great Basin Virgin Islands Astronomy Tourism
- In 2008 Bryce Astronomy:
- 91formal presentations
- 31,000 contacts (15,450 people)
- ~$850k to local economy!
- 28. Astronomy Tourism 50 Telescopes! Constellation Tours! Real Rocket Science! Ranger Assisted Astronaut Story Musgrave! Repairer of the Hubble Telescope! 3000 Visitors! Astronomy Festival June 17-20, 2009! Join us for 9 th Annual Bryce Canyon
- 29.
- Light means:
- Safety
- Money
- 30.
- 50% wont see the Milky Way
- $2 billion lost in up light
- Shrinking telescopes
- Even parks are getting brighter
- 218ft 2
- 116ft 2
- 101ft 2
- 31. Its not! -The Loraxby Dr. Seuss Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. Unless Could we lose the Stars? At the rate we are going yes, its very likely! War Progress Report
- 32. How do you care a whole awful lot?
- Celebrate darkness
- Close blinds at night
- Upgrade your lights
- Request & support lighting ordinances
- Get your money back!
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