(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . New Day Cafe: When We Let The Skies Go Dark [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-02-19 Good morning, Newdists! Grab a cuppa, pull up a seat, and join us for a bit of this and that and some chat. All are welcome to join the fun, the silliness, the conversations. If you don’t know...just ask! Some things really do require a bit of explanation. There will be a few surprises along the way, all good ones, we hope. We are here to keep building the Daily Kos Community. We post Mon-Sun at 10:30 a.m. Eastern. Pie fights will be met with outrageous ridicule and insults. Trolls will be incinerated and served at the next group BBQ. As briquettes. I know we’re in the dark days of the year, and that there are people who suffer from SAD. There is one positive idea, though, that might make going “dark” not only more bearable, but more positive! The town of Moffat in Scotland, is going dark...on purpose! Moffat is a quaint market town of old stone buildings with a population of about 2,400. It sits in a valley in the hilly southern uplands 60 miles southeast of Glasgow, and first gained attention as a Victorian-era spa town known for its sulfur-rich springs. In 2016 Moffat became the first European town to receive International Dark Sky Place certification. “If you squeeze the whole of human evolution into a single day, artificial lighting has been around for a minute,” says Josh Dury. “Exposure to light at night can have serious health implications.” Being able to see and enjoy the night sky, in all its glory is only one of the many benefits of turning off the artificial lights for a few weeks. The incredible article tells more about the town and its residents, and how they are making the very most of dark skies. New Day Cafe Is An Open Thread [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/2/19/2152315/-New-Day-Cafe-When-We-Let-The-Skies-Go-Dark Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/