Education & Public Engagement

Arizona Dark Skies & Energy Program

The dark nighttime sky is a natural resource that is disappearing rapidly all over Earth. Reducing excess light is critical to astronomy, but inefficient, artificial lights are affecting human health, plant and animal ecosystems, and are driving up energy costs and consumption. This program helps students identify wasteful and inefficient lighting and provides ways to reduce consumption and keeps energy costs in check. It will help the Yuma community regain and safeguard a threatened and precious natural resource - a dark night sky.

View Dark Skies: A Night of Light, a video of the Final Project Presentations given by the Castle Dome Middle School students in Yuma, AZ.

This program is supported by a grant from the Arizona Public Services Foundation.