Past Events

Join us to learn about better options for sports field lighting from an expert!

Invite your local sports lighting decision makers now! Yes, call them, write them, visit with them. They need to see this!

The DarkSky Approved Outdoor Sports Lighting Program sets the standard for neighborhood-friendly outdoor sports lighting. These athletic fields exhibit what is possible through advances in lighting technology.

The event will feature Brad Schlesselman of Musco Lighting. Brad is currently Chair of the Discomfort Glare in Outdoor Nighttime Environments (DGONE) Committee of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). He is also a member of several other IES Committees, including the Outdoor Nighttime Environments (ONE) Committee. In addition, Brad serves as the Treasurer of the DarkSky International Board of Directors and is active on the DarkSky Finance and Technical Committees.  

Topic: Dark Sky Approved Sports Lighting
Time: Mar 6, 2024 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Sit in on the DarkSky Texas Board of Directors Meeting. It’s open to all of our membership. We especially encourage attendance by representatives of County-Wide night sky related groups and of Astronomy Clubs.

DarkSky Texas Board Meetings
Wednesday, Mar 13 · 7:00 – 8:30pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/hjc-xdfq-obx

Or dial: (US) +1 605-865-2318 PIN: 101 760 021#
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Sit in on the DarkSky Texas Board of Directors Meeting. It’s open to all of our membership. We especially encourage attendance by representatives of County-Wide night sky related groups and of Astronomy Clubs.

DarkSky Texas Board Meetings
Tuesday, Nov 14 · 7:00 – 8:30pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/hjc-xdfq-obx

Or dial: (US) +1 605-865-2318 PIN: 101 760 021#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/hjc-xdfq-obx?pin=6329627149097

Sit in on the DarkSky Texas Board of Directors Meeting. It’s open to all of our membership. We especially encourage attendance by representatives of County-Wide night sky related groups and of Astronomy Clubs.

DarkSky Texas Board Meetings
Tuesday, Nov 14 · 7:00 – 8:30pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/hjc-xdfq-obx

Or dial: (US) +1 605-865-2318 PIN: 101 760 021#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/hjc-xdfq-obx?pin=6329627149097

Sit in on the DarkSky Texas Board of Directors Meeting. It’s open to all of our membership. We especially encourage attendance by representatives of County-Wide night sky related groups and of Astronomy Clubs.

DarkSky Texas Board Meetings
Tuesday, Sept 12 · 7:00 – 8:30pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/hjc-xdfq-obx

Or dial: (US) +1 605-865-2318 PIN: 101 760 021#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/hjc-xdfq-obx?pin=6329627149097

Sit in on the IDA Texas Board of Directors Meeting. It’s open to all of our membership. We especially encourage attendance by representatives of County-Wide IDA related groups and of Astronomy Clubs.

IDA Texas Board Meetings
Tuesday, July 11 · 7:00 – 8:30pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/hjc-xdfq-obx

Or dial: (US) +1 605-865-2318 PIN: 101 760 021#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/hjc-xdfq-obx?pin=6329627149097

Are you helping your local community, park, reserve, sanctuary or urban park apply as an International Dark Sky Place? Or are you starting to think about it?

Either way, this is the gathering where you can connect with others doing the same thing and be coached by IDA Texas volunteers who have experience with IDSP applications.

Your timing is great because there are IDA Texas members who are willing to give their time and expertise to help you and others.

Before you attend our Coaching Sessions, be sure to do the following:

Click here and read that entire webpage about the International Dark Sky Places program.

From that same webpage, click on the link to the type of designation you think you want to apply for and read that page.

Read “How to Become an International Dark Sky Place” by clicking here.

Download and read the graphic about the application process by clicking here.

Optional: Watch one or both of Ashley Wilson’s talks on International Dark Sky Places from Sept 30, 2021. Links to them are in an event box below.

IDA Texas Chapter is inviting you to a scheduled Google Meet gathering.

1st Wednesday Dark Sky Places Coaching
Wednesday, June 7 · 5:00 – 6:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/mfc-xbmj-gth

Or dial: ‪(US) +1 575-468-0914‬ PIN: ‪396 117 292‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/mfc-xbmj-gth?pin=8975641238183

Sit in on the IDA Texas Board of Directors Meeting. It’s open to all of our membership. We especially encourage attendance by representatives of County-Wide IDA related groups and of Astronomy Clubs.

IDA Texas Board Meetings
Tuesday, May 9 · 7:00 – 8:30pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/hjc-xdfq-obx

Or dial: (US) +1 605-865-2318 PIN: 101 760 021#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/hjc-xdfq-obx?pin=6329627149097

Are you helping your local community, park, reserve, sanctuary or urban park apply as an International Dark Sky Place? Or are you starting to think about it?

Either way, this is the gathering where you can connect with others doing the same thing and be coached by IDA Texas volunteers who have experience with IDSP applications.

Your timing is great because there are IDA Texas members who are willing to give their time and expertise to help you and others.

Before you attend our Coaching Sessions, be sure to do the following:

Click here and read that entire webpage about the International Dark Sky Places program.

From that same webpage, click on the link to the type of designation you think you want to apply for and read that page.

Read “How to Become an International Dark Sky Place” by clicking here.

Download and read the graphic about the application process by clicking here.

Optional: Watch one or both of Ashley Wilson’s talks on International Dark Sky Places from Sept 30, 2021. Links to them are in an event box below.

IDA Texas Chapter is inviting you to a scheduled Google Meet gathering.

1st Wednesday Dark Sky Places Coaching
Wednesday, May 3 · 5:00 – 6:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/mfc-xbmj-gth

Or dial: ‪(US) +1 575-468-0914‬ PIN: ‪396 117 292‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/mfc-xbmj-gth?pin=8975641238183

Are you helping your local community, park, reserve, sanctuary or urban park apply as an International Dark Sky Place? Or are you starting to think about it?

Either way, this is the gathering where you can connect with others doing the same thing and be coached by IDA Texas volunteers who have experience with IDSP applications.

Your timing is great because there are IDA Texas members who are willing to give their time and expertise to help you and others.

Before you attend our Coaching Sessions, be sure to do the following:

Click here and read that entire webpage about the International Dark Sky Places program.

From that same webpage, click on the link to the type of designation you think you want to apply for and read that page.

Read “How to Become an International Dark Sky Place” by clicking here.

Download and read the graphic about the application process by clicking here.

Optional: Watch one or both of Ashley Wilson’s talks on International Dark Sky Places from Sept 30, 2021. Links to them are in an event box below.

IDA Texas Chapter is inviting you to a scheduled Google Meet gathering.

1st Wednesday Dark Sky Places Coaching
Wednesday, April 5 · 5:00 – 6:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/mfc-xbmj-gth
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 575-468-0914‬ PIN: ‪396 117 292‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/mfc-xbmj-gth?pin=8975641238183

Join us at our October meeting to say hi to other members and learn how to kick start your advocacy work by spreading the word in your community about keeping our night skies dark.

IDA Texas North Texas Regional Manager Art Schneider and Central Texas Regional Manager Amy Jackson will guide everyone through the ins and outs of giving public presentations. They will go over how to prepare a presentation for your local clubs such as rotary clubs, astronomy clubs, lions clubs, and many more. You’ll learn how to create connections with your local school districts and teachers. They will review our amazing IDA Texas resources, videos, power points and go over hands-on activities and demonstration ideas such as making a presentation using a color grating, mapping the night for spectrum and creative ways to demonstrate proper light shielding.

See y’all under the stars from 6:30-7:30pm, Tuesday, October 26th!

Art and Amy

IDA Texas Chapter is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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Ashley Wilson, IDA’s Director of Conservation, explains the International Dark Sky Places program and discusses where it’s headed in the future.

There are two sessions. We’re offering you links to both since different questions where asked by the audience in each one.

Session one link.

Session two link.

Everyone at almost any age can take part in Globe at Night’s International Citizen Science Campaign. Click here to learn about Globe at Night.

Click here for a short video showing you how to find this month’s constellation. Ready, set, go get your whole family involved in this fun activity!

Caleb Crow, presented “Dark Sky (unofficial) Policy in Higher Ed.” Caleb is the Energy Conservation Manager of the Austin Community College District.

Learn about the “Fight for the Stars: Be a Knight for the Night” program for elementary and middle schoolers that you can take to young people in your area. Select “Online Learning” at the top of this webpage to explore this exciting educational program.

Click here to listen to Emma explain the program in a Facebook live session.

Humans have come to depend on artificial light for night-time activities. Do we understand how artificial light at night affects plants, animals, and even our own health? Watch Cindy Luongo Cassidy give us a peek into our natural world after dark and the effect that artificial light has on it. Her talk starts about 7 minutes into the video. Downloads: Five Lighting Principles and Better Lights for Better Nights Graphic

Watch the recording of Wayne Gosnell leading the program on How to Start a Friends of the Night Sky
Group for the IDA Texas Chapter Meeting.

Watch Amy Jackson present “The Tree of Night Sky Preservation” for the IDA Texas Chapter Meeting.

Watch IDA Texas Present Bill Wren of McDonald Observatory talk about the proposed Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve.