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Mayo Dark Skies
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Community group established to support Mayo Dark Sky Park at Wild Nephin National Park. International Dark Sky Place of the Year!
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astroroyalscot.bsky.social
🚨 Oh wow. Calling the side of the world where it's still dark. Look up!! Look up!! The mega sun burp has arrived 😮
#AuroraAlert

Notes: Get far away from streetlights & look for a silvery shimmer in the sky. Prop your smartphone up on a wall to take a long exposure & reveal the colours. 🤩 🔭🧪
aurora.nws-bot.us Aurora Forecast Bot from NOAA (UNOFFICIAL) @aurora.nws-bot.us · Jun 1
Aurora Forecast Update for 2025-06-01T07:04:01Z
Additional Details Here.
:Product: 3-Day Forecast :Issued: 2025 Jun 01 0030 UTC # Prepared by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # A. NOAA Geomagnetic Activity Observation and Forecast The greatest observed 3 hr Kp over the past 24 hours was 4 (below NOAA Scale levels). The greatest expected 3 hr Kp for Jun 01-Jun 03 2025 is 7.67 (NOAA Scale G4). NOAA Kp index breakdown Jun 01-Jun 03 2025 Jun 01 Jun 02 Jun 03 00-03UT 4.00 7.00 (G3) 5.33 (G1) 03-06UT 4.00 7.67 (G4) 5.67 (G2) 06-09UT 4.00 6.67 (G3) 5.00 (G1) 09-12UT 3.67 6.33 (G2) 4.67 (G1) 12-15UT 7.67 (G4) 6.00 (G2) 4.67 (G1) 15-18UT 7.67 (G4) 6.00 (G2) 4.33 18-21UT 7.33 (G3) 5.67 (G2) 4.67 (G1) 21-00UT 7.33 (G3) 5.33 (G1) 4.33 Rationale: By midday on 01 Jun, conditions are expected to increase rapidly with the arrival of the expected CME from 31 May. G3-G4 (Strong-Severe) conditions are likely, with a chance for G5 (Extreme) levels on 01-02 Jun. G1-G2 (Minor-Moderate) conditions are expected to persist on 03 Jun. B. NOAA Solar Radiation Activity Observation and Forecast Solar radiation, as observed by NOAA GOES-18 over the past 24 hours, was above S-scale storm level thresholds. Solar Radiation Storm Forecast for Jun 01-Jun 03 2025 Jun 01 Jun 02 Jun 03 S1 or greater 75% 75% 75% Rationale: S1 (Minor) or greater solar radiation storms are expected to persist on 01-03 Jun. C. NOAA Radio Blackout Activity and Forecast Radio blackouts reaching the R2 levels were observed over the past 24 hours. The largest was at May 31 2025 0030 UTC. Radio Blackout Forecast for Jun 01-Jun 03 2025 Jun 01 Jun 02 Jun 03 R1-R2 65% 65% 65% R3 or greater 25% 25% 25% Rationale: R1-R2 (Minor-Moderate) radio blackouts are likely, with a slight chance for R3 (Strong), over 01 Jun - 03 Jun due to the flare potential from multiple complex regions on the Suns visible disk. Map from NOAA titled showing North America and the North Pole with a color gradient overlay of aurora likelihood. Map from NOAA titled showing North America and the North Pole with a color gradient overlay of aurora likelihood.
June 1, 2025 at 7:15 AM
mayodarkskies.bsky.social
🌌✨ Happy Biodiversity Week 2025 🦇🌿🌟

We’re starting tonight with:

🦇DARK SKIES, BATS & BIODIVERSITY - Co. MAYO
https://www.darksky.ie/event/dark-skies-bats-biodiversity-2/

#mayodarkskies #protectnature #mayodarkskypark
#darkskyireland #BiodiversityWeek #endlightpollution
May 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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danidarkskies.bsky.social
Amazing news! First certified dark sky airport in Jackson Hole.

Now if one airport can do it, surely they all can? Let’s turn those lights down and our eyes to the skies 🌌
May 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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aoibheannnid.bsky.social
Thanks to ATU Mayo Outdoor Education graduate Georgia Macmillan for an excellent and thought provoking talk on dark skies as part of Green Week. @atumayo.bsky.social @atu-ie.bsky.social @mayodarkskies.bsky.social @georgiamacmillan.bsky.social @oflynnatu.bsky.social @justinkerr123.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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atumayo.bsky.social
ATU Mayo Outdoor Education graduate Georgia Macmillian will speak on campus next Friday about Mayo Dark Skies as part of Green Week. All welcome @mayodarkskies.bsky.social @justinkerr123.bsky.social @oflynnatu.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
mayodarkskies.bsky.social
Looking forward to @daraobriain.bsky.social tonight in TF Castlebar. Welcome to Mayo! Hope ya get a chance to enjoy some of our Dark Skies! ✨🔭😊
February 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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aoibheannnid.bsky.social
A pair of dark skies themed bookmarks. #speirgorm #painting #acrylics
January 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
mayodarkskies.bsky.social
Busy week in Mayo Dark Sky Park! Thanks @roknezic.bsky.social of Armagh Observatory & Planetarium 🪐 for a great few days of learning in our Pale Blue Dot Planetarium.
Mobile Planetarium at Ballycroy
January 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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georgiamacmillan.bsky.social
Thrilled to officially share the news that Mayo Dark Sky Park at Wild Nephin National Park is the proud recipient of International Dark Sky Place of the Year award. It means a great deal considering there are now over 200 dark sky places around the world!
We wish everyone a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!
https://www.npws.ie/news/mayo-international-dark-sky-park-wins-international-award
December 30, 2024 at 9:24 PM
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georgiamacmillan.bsky.social
Wouldn’t it be nice if this major supplier had just one dark sky friendly porch light in stock, considering its proximity to a dark sky park. Just one ☝️ #missingatrick @darkskyireland.bsky.social @mayodarkskies.bsky.social
Display of outdoor lighting in major DIY shop. Most of which cause unnecessary light pollution. No sign of dark sky friendly lighting.
December 22, 2024 at 12:27 PM
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🔊 Exciting news! The 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scottish #DarkSky Observatory will live again! We were all so upset when it burnt to a cinder back in 2021, but yesterday we bought the land for its new home, deep within the Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park! 🧵1/3 🧪🔭 #astrophotography
In the forest: the smouldering wreckage of a completely gutted building with a red fire truck parked nearby. Credit: Ayrshire Post A wooden building with a telescope dome in the snowy hills at night. Up above the sky is full of stars including the famous constellation of Orion. Credit: Dave Dubya, Scottish Dark Skies Observatory A building on fire at night with smoke billowing out and hot flames. Credit: Danny Cameron
November 30, 2024 at 7:46 AM