Globe at Night is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure & submit their night sky brightness observations. It's easy to get involved - all you need is computer or smart phone & follow these 5 Simple Steps!
Cygnus the Swan is easy to find as it flies south along the path of the Milky Way. It is easiest to spot by looking straight up and looking for the three brightest stars forming what is known as the Summer Triangle. The bright star in the lower left of this triangle is Deneb, the tail of the swan. By using this star and looking in toward the center of the triangle, you can now spot Cygnus.
The August 2018 campaign is using the Constellation Cygnus. Check out the dates and constellations for our other campaigns during all 12 months of 2018.
How you can make a difference by participating in Globe at Night and why...
Globe at Night webapp
Whether you use a smartphone, tablet or computer, you can submit your data in real time with our webapp - now available in 28 languages! Help us make 2017 a record year!
Calling all Girl Scouts!
SciStarter and Girl Scouts of the USA are teaming up with Globe at Night and six other citizen science projects to encourage girls to pursue STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) by adding 23 new badges through the new “Think Like a Citizen Scientist” program.
Globe at Night and SciStarter
Globe at Night is proud to be one of SciStarter's Top Ten Projects of 2017! Register with SciStarter to take advantage of their tools to automatically track your contributions through a centralized SciStarter dashboard. Check out our project page to learn more.
The Loss of the Night app is a free app available for both Android & iOS (iPhones an iPads). This app integrates well with the Globe at Night program.
Did you know?
Citizen scientists in 106 countries participated in Globe at Night, submitting their data in 20 different languages (other than English), with 57% of them using a mobile device in 2017! Find out more interesting information about this year’s campaigns from the Globe at Night Interactive Infographic for 2018!
