Starry Skies Tennessee
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Preserving, protecting and restoring our natural night sky
Natural night skies are endagered in Tennessee. We are the Tennessee Chapter of Dark Sky International, working to preserve our remaining naturally dark places as well as to control light pollution to give everyone a view of the stars.
THE SPREAD OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT
![A light pollution map of Tennessee](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=400,h=176,fit=crop/YBgylkq7GncB3qyq/tennessee_lightpollution-A85rZVQRBpUWxb4y.png)
![A light pollution map of Tennessee](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=328,h=230,fit=crop/YBgylkq7GncB3qyq/tennessee_lightpollution-A85rZVQRBpUWxb4y.png)
![image of lights from good to bad](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=400,h=176,fit=crop/YBgylkq7GncB3qyq/lighting-examples-AVLNzagvPjcZXlBM.jpg)
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EVERYONE CAN HELP
CONTACT A DARK SKY ADVOCATE
Cities in Tennessee have sprawled outward, erasing the starry sky with wasted upward light. What do the colors mean? A natural sky on this map would be dark grey. Pickett State Park can be seen in blue along the eastern top. Zoom in to find your location!
By using lighting that is directed down to needed places, we can all help limit brightening our night skies. Take the Home Lighting Assessment to see how to be night friendly
Dark Sky Advocates are local Dark Sky members who have information to share about how and why we need to work to make our skies starry again.
![Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society](https://assets.zyrosite.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,w=350,h=200,fit=crop,trim=0;0;153.16666666666666;0/YBgylkq7GncB3qyq/bsaslogo-dJoNBbvwv4Fex9W4.jpg)
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Starry Sky Activities
Public Star Parties in the Nashville area
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Public Star Parties in the Memphis area
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Public Star Parties in the Knoxville area
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Pickett-Pogue Dark Sky Park near Jamestown, TN features camping under starry skies and ranger led observing.
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The Obed Wild and Scenic river has ranger led dark sky viewing opportunities and programs