Learn the Basics

• Start with our handout
• See fact sheets from Dark Sky International
• Five Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting
• Research: Artificial Light at Night: State of the Science (2025).
• Night Flora and Fauna

Improve Your Home Lighting

• Assess your outdoor lighting (2025)
• See our handout with specific suggestions
• Browse dark-sky-friendly light fixtures at Lowe’s

Local Ordinances

• Saugatuck Township’s 2024 ordinance
• What Should One Include?
• DarkSky template

Videos

• The Ambush – poor lighting can create dangerous shadows
• What You Can Do – dark-sky-friendly lighting can help wildlife
• The 5 Principles for Outdoor Lighting 
• Lost in Light – see the sky get darker as you move away from cities
• How to Photograph the Night Sky – NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace
• How to Use the Globe at Night App – instructions
• What Are Dark Sky Friendly Lights? – A manufacturer explains
• DarkSky Ordinance Templates – from DarkSky International
• Pastor Jody Betten’s Dark Sky Week message (12 April, 2026)

Books and Films

• The End of Night
• Night Magic
• “The City Dark”

Night Sky Photography

• Dave McCaskill’s slides (2026)
• Shoot at night with an iPhone
• Night sky photo subjects,
• Capture the Dark contest!

Astronomy

• SAAA – local astronomers
• April 2026 Evening SkyMap

Citizen Science

• Read an overview
• Globe at Night

Look to the Future

• Dark Sky Communities
• The Rainbow Bridge