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SUMMARY:Bortle Brigade - Collecting Sky Quality Data
DESCRIPTION:Join the Bortle Brigade for our inaugural meetings\, where citizen science meets the stars. Over three late-night sessions\, you’ll become part of a growing community of dark sky advocates working to measure\, understand\, and preserve the natural darkness above us. This first meeting is in the small hours of Friday\, July 9th at midnight (technically the 10th) at the North Beach County Park parking lot. \nIn each roughly one-hour session\, you will: \n\nMeet the Sky Quality Meter (SQM) — a pocket-sized instrument that measures how bright (or how beautifully dark) the night sky really is. We’ll walk through how it works and how to use it.\nTake your own readings — after a hands-on demonstration\, you’ll operate the meter yourself and record real measurements of the sky overhead.\nDecode the Bortle Scale — discover how your readings translate into a location’s Bortle Score\, the standard astronomers use to rate light pollution from pristine dark skies to brightly lit city centers.\nSee why it matters — learn what dark sky advocates do with this data: tracking light pollution over time\, guiding policy and lighting decisions\, identifying and protecting dark sky sites\, and reconnecting communities with the night.\nIf weather doesn’t cooperate we’ll do everything but actually take the readings.\n\nNo experience or equipment required\, just curiosity and a willingness to stay up a little past your bedtime. Come find out how a single reading from your backyard becomes part of a bigger picture in the fight to keep our skies dark. \nDress for the weather and let your eyes adjust. The stars are waiting!
URL:https://darkskyopwa.org/event/20260710-bortle-brigade-2/
LOCATION:North Beach County Park\, 5787 Kuhn St\, Port Townsend\, WA\, 98368\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bortle Brigade,Meeting
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SUMMARY:Bortle Brigade - Collecting Sky Quality Data (Cancelled)
DESCRIPTION:The forecast is too cloudy to get good sky quality data\, so we’ll reschedule this for another evening in the future. \nJoin the Bortle Brigade for our inaugural meetings\, where citizen science meets the stars. Over three late-night sessions\, you’ll become part of a growing community of dark sky advocates working to measure\, understand\, and preserve the natural darkness above us. This first meeting is in the small hours of Friday\, July 10th at midnight (technically the 11th) at the Discovery Trail Trestle Bridge Trailhead off Highway 101 on Straight View Dr. \nIn each roughly one-hour session\, you will: \n\nMeet the Sky Quality Meter (SQM) — a pocket-sized instrument that measures how bright (or how beautifully dark) the night sky really is. We’ll walk through how it works and how to use it.\nTake your own readings — after a hands-on demonstration\, you’ll operate the meter yourself and record real measurements of the sky overhead.\nDecode the Bortle Scale — discover how your readings translate into a location’s Bortle Score\, the standard astronomers use to rate light pollution from pristine dark skies to brightly lit city centers.\nSee why it matters — learn what dark sky advocates do with this data: tracking light pollution over time\, guiding policy and lighting decisions\, identifying and protecting dark sky sites\, and reconnecting communities with the night.\n\nNo experience or equipment required\, just curiosity and a willingness to stay up a little past your bedtime. Come find out how a single reading from your backyard becomes part of a bigger picture in the fight to keep our skies dark. \nDress for the weather and let your eyes adjust. The stars are waiting!
URL:https://darkskyopwa.org/event/20260710-bortle-brigade/
LOCATION:Discovery Trail Trestle Bridge Trailhead\, 33 Strait View Dr\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bortle Brigade,Meeting
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CREATED:20260628T230019Z
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SUMMARY:Bortle Brigade - Collecting Sky Quality Data (Cancelled)
DESCRIPTION:The forecast is too cloudy to get good sky quality data\, so we’ll reschedule this for another evening in the future. \nJoin the Bortle Brigade for our inaugural meetings\, where citizen science meets the stars. Over three late-night sessions\, you’ll become part of a growing community of dark sky advocates working to measure\, understand\, and preserve the natural darkness above us. This first meeting is in the small hours of Thursday\, July 11th at midnight (technically the 12th) in the Olympic Discovery Trail Parking Area on Runnion Dr. \nIn each roughly one-hour session\, you will: \n\nMeet the Sky Quality Meter (SQM) — a pocket-sized instrument that measures how bright (or how beautifully dark) the night sky really is. We’ll walk through how it works and how to use it.\nTake your own readings — after a hands-on demonstration\, you’ll operate the meter yourself and record real measurements of the sky overhead.\nDecode the Bortle Scale — discover how your readings translate into a location’s Bortle Score\, the standard astronomers use to rate light pollution from pristine dark skies to brightly lit city centers.\nSee why it matters — learn what dark sky advocates do with this data: tracking light pollution over time\, guiding policy and lighting decisions\, identifying and protecting dark sky sites\, and reconnecting communities with the night.\n\nNo experience or equipment required\, just curiosity and a willingness to stay up a little past your bedtime. Come find out how a single reading from your backyard becomes part of a bigger picture in the fight to keep our skies dark. \nDress for the weather and let your eyes adjust. The stars are waiting!
URL:https://darkskyopwa.org/event/20260711-bortle-brigade/
LOCATION:ODT Access – Runnion Dr\, 662 E Runnion Rd\, Sequim\, 89382\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bortle Brigade,Meeting
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