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Don't Forget To Turn Out The Light!

By Tricia Jumonville

Real Estate Agent with Bradfield Properties 532238

March 26, 2011 08:09 AM

Night Sky Knickohr

Tonight, at 8:30 p.m. your time, people all around the world will recognize Earth Hour 2011 by turning off the lights. It started as a recognition of climate change, but it's also a way to realize that artificial lighting, itself, is a form of pollution. So, tonight, turn off all unnecessary lights (and think really, really hard about what is "necessary") for one hour and go out and look up and enjoy the natural night sky in all its glory. This is our birthright, after all - do we really want to sell it for a mess of pottage?

For more information about practical and inexpensive ways to eliminate light pollution (beyond just turning off the lights), check out International Dark Sky Association.

We're all about home. And this is the biggest part of our home.

Photo courtesy of Thomas Tuchan via istockphoto.

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Barb Van Stensel

Chicago, IL

Didn't know about this but most certainly will do so!

Mar 26, 2011 08:12 AM

Pat Champion

John Roberts Realty - Eustis, FL

Call the "CHAMPION" for all your real estate needs

Wow this is the first I have ever heard of this occasion will certainly try to remember this tonight.

Mar 26, 2011 08:21 AM

Dennis Duvernay Broker/Owner

Hillview Realty - Northbridge, MA

Or once the lights are out maybe a glass of wine and conversation with the spouse around candlelight.

Mar 26, 2011 08:34 AM

Carl Winters

Canyon Lake, TX

We enjoy sitting out here at Canyon Lake during the spring and summer. A great time to enjoy the outdoors, the starry sky and the wildlife that comes for a visit each evening. But, after awhile we have to come in and put out a blog here on AR or make a few comments.

Have a great week. Carl Winters

Mar 27, 2011 11:22 AM

Karen Anne Stone

New Home Hunters of Fort Worth and Tarrant County - Fort Worth, TX

Fort Worth Real Estate

Tricia, what a wonderous blog post. There are so many beautiful things Mother Nature has put in our universe. Somehow, we continue to block them from view... both visually, and emotionally/psychologically/spiritually as well.

What a great picture !

Mar 31, 2011 06:25 PM

Question: Is there any website that you can give me a link to... that has a camera/telescope trained on the sky/universe that shows views like the one in your post ? I would love to be able to tune it in... and perhaps have it as a live "screen saver." Thanks so much...

Mar 31, 2011 06:29 PM

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