Preserving the Night Skys: John Barentine of the International Dark Sky Association

<p style="margin:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;color:#241e12;font-family:'aktiv-grotesk', sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;">Many of us cannot see or experience the beauty and glory of a truly dark, star-filled night sky. The ever-growing urban lights of large cities blind us to the ancient wonder of the heavens. There is a growing interest in astro-tourism, people willing to travel to dark-sky preserves  to experience and learn more about the heavens. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;color:#241e12;font-family:'aktiv-grotesk', sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;"> </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;color:#241e12;font-family:'aktiv-grotesk', sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;">On this episode of Good Heavens! Dan talks with the public policy director of the <a href='https://www.darksky.org/'>International Dark Sky Association</a>, (<a href='https://www.darksky.org/'>https://www.darksky.org/</a>)  Dr. John Barentine, about the importance of preserving truly dark-sky environments, and about the importance of community and storytelling in relation to our relationship to the heavens above us. </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;color:#241e12;font-family:'aktiv-grotesk', sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;">There's even some bonus material at the end of the episode featuring a more in-depth look at stories about the constellations of Hercules and Draco the dragon! </p> <p style="margin:0px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;color:#241e12;font-family:'aktiv-grotesk', sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-weight:400