ALAN cuts nocturnal pollinator visits by 62% and fruit set by 13%, impacts cascade to daytime pollinators. Night and day pollinators are complementary—loss of one can't be offset by the other. Pics taken at NRSP in Ashe. Knop et al. Nature 2017; doi:10.1038/nature23288 #Pollinators #Lightpollution

Wow! Thanks to the Greater Lansing Development (GLAD) for putting on an excellent Solar/Lunar show! Lansing is setting up nicely to be the first International DarkSky Community in Appalachia. #DarkSky #Lunar #Appalachia

Excellent article in the June 2026 issue of Nightscape. Apologies for any portions cut off by our scanner. #Darksky #Bats #Nature

GLAD's Friday event is pushed to Saturday due to poor weather predictions. See the weather predictions page on our website.

Star Party (The Sun) in Lansing, NC on the 19th! Lunar observing to follow.

David Heflin and Mike Dawson assisting with finalizing the pre-mitigation lighting audit for Lansing, NC. This information can be used for future mitigation efforts and to know the impact of any modifications for the town. #Darksky #AsheCountyNC #NorthCarolina

A typical configuration for a good evening out. Photo credit: Leander Hutton.

Volunteer spotlight: John Boston, aka "Star Sherpa." John keeps us all posted on astronomical events and has been and excellent mentor and collaborator for this initiative. Here he relaxes before June's DSO event where he provides informative digital views to guests. #Darksky #Astro #Astronomy

#AI #Astronomy #Photography. Shown here are plates annotated by AI. Users of AI should be cautious of the seemingly confident results given. Of these photos, one has completely wrong annotations. Can you Identify it at first glance, any seasoned astronomer should.

Good talk we may attend.

#Sunset #Appalachian #Photography

Thru-hikers of the AT enjoying an Ashe DSC session on Whitetop Mountain, VA. #AppalachianTrail #NationalParks #Hiking

Milkyway rising in H-alpha from Whitetop, VA. #milkyway #astro #photography

A brief session at Raven's rock with an SCT and binoviewers yielded some great reactions from parkway guests. One passerby used the phrase "paradigm shifting" to describe the stereo view of the Lunar surface. 😆 Many more shows to come this Summer and Fall #NationalParks #VisualAstronomy #Lunar

Let's get entrained! #Circadian #Sleep #LightPollution #CircadianEntrainment

An informal one-man session on the AT for some thru hiker friends. Excellent time!

Scout Night at the DSO.

Just received a testimony from a friend for Snakeroot Ecotours which is currently booking for Blue Ghost Firefly encounters in the Burnsville, NC area. Lot's of folks overlook the impact inappropriate ALAN/LP has on insects and pollinators. #darksky #nightmagic #night www.snakerootecotours.com

We really enjoy first light testing. Thanks to @starsherpa.net for doing the sensor work. #Astronomy #Astro #Darksky

Jupiter will be leaving our night skies soon. We will miss you.

Exploring blue spike in LEDs and Cell phones. Blue spike is related to melatonin suppression. A: LED B: LED + orange film shows that covering an LED with a tint (paint or other) does not filter. C: Standard cell screen D: Cell screen in sleep mode with color temperature at warmest (S21 ultra).

We don't get out much during a full moon, but we decided to give it a try for the micro flower moonrise. It was pretty spectacular from the Blue Ridge Parkway. We shared views and got a glimpse of starlink. #BlueRidgeParkway #Moon #Spring

Mount Jefferson State Natural Area just hosted an event for the Statewide Star Party! We were happy to help out. Thanks to the Rangers of New River State Park. Special thanks to Ranger Bunyea for coordinating. Excellent program! Photo credit John Boston. #NorthCarolina #AsheCountyNC #Astronomy

Timelapse of the Mount Jefferson Statewide Star Party event: #AsheCountyNC #NorthCarolina #Timelapse

Shutting down after a good program. Lansing, NC. #LansingNC #AsheCountyNC #NorthCarolina

It was a good night. #Darksky #astronomy #ashecountync #astro

Lansing will be hosting Ashe DSC for their first Astro event after a proclamation for Dark Sky Week which coincides with Int'l DarkSky Week (13Apr-19Apr). This will be announced on the local Happy Time Show this Thursday 4/16 at 8:30am 580am/93.5 FM. Clear skies! #Darksky #astronomy #astro

Impact of artificial light at night on obesity and overweight: a systematic review and meta-analysis - PMC share.google/FcYMKifJOyJV...

A Spring Break Under the Stars: Colgate-Led Initiative Aims to Preserve Dark Skies in Appalachia | Colgate University share.google/ilS2KgHvybs1...

#astronomy #astro #astrophotography Lunt 40mm HA scope with Atik Horizon imager

Solar Imaging from Lansing Farmer's Market on 4/4/26. Thanks to Olivia Harrell, Nathan Harrell, Maxwell G., Phil Wimberly, Leigh Owen, Cheyenne H., and N. Triplett for contributing. They each received their own full sized copy with their watermark. #LansingNC #Solar #Astrophotography

David and Cory sharing solar views and the potential for Lansing, NC to become the first International DarkSky Community in Appalachia. Thanks to the Farmer's Market for allowing us to attend. We look forward to many more events in the park in the near future. #LansingNC #AsheCountyNC #DarkSkies

A live 4K broadcast of the Artemis II lunar flyby, featuring a recording of the Moon's far side and a solar eclipse captured from the Orion Integrity capsule is scheduled to take place on Monday, April 6th, at 12:45 PM EDT. Don't miss it! #space #nasa #Astronomy

Source: BBC, ESA.

Artemis II: Astronauts about to push into higher orbit in next stage of Moon mission- watch live - BBC News share.google/SqnxhM9b2bzx...

An exceptionally clear, moonlit evening at the DSO. This followed by helping App State with more lighting measurements on the parkway. #BlueRidgeParkway #DarkSky #Astronomy

Lansing (NC) Farmers Market is coming up on Saturday April 4th from 11am to 4pm. We intend on sharing views of the Sun in both Neutral Density and Hydrogen Alpha with the opportunity for passers by to take a photo to be processed with their watermark. #LansingNC #NCFarmersMarket #HighCountryNC

Space Buds. Star Stuff. #Astronomy #PublicHealth ##BlueRidgeParkway

Stormy Saturday? No problem. We revert to other types of nature photography using skills gained through astrophotgraphy. #astrophotography #astronomy #lightning #darksky

#astro #astrophotography #astronomy Flame Nebula, Alnitak, and Horsehead Nebula

See you at the end of Summer, Andromeda! #Astronomy #Astrophotography #LightPollution #northcarolina

This is a new process of M45 taken from Mt. Rogers Rec Area last winter. I thought I would give it another stab since I have come across some new processing methods. Enjoy. -Ashe DSC #Astro #Astronomy #Astrophotography