What's New:

27 Nov 2024A new station (BC01) operated by the DarkSky Texas in Blanco, Texas, United States of America is added to the network!
9 Oct 2024Bettrath Observatory joined the network!
31 May 2024Louisville Astronomical Society joined the network!
2 Mar 2024Public Observatory in Belgrade joined the network!
15 Oct 2023Kolstugan Observatory joined the network!
24 Sep 2023A new station (Jub) operated in Jubilee, Texas, United States of America is added to the network!
19 Aug 2023A new station (SR) operated in Shield Ranch, Texas, United States of America is added to the network!
27 Jul 2022Three new stations (UBD, MBD, LBD) operated in the Buffalo National River region are added to the network!
20 Jul 2022A new station (Cre) operated in Crestone, Colorado, United States of America is added to the network!
5 Jul 2022Texas State University Geography and Environmental Studies joined the network!
1 Jul 2022Skynet Observatory joined the network!
28 Apr 2022NamibRand Nature Reserve joined the network!
21 Apr 2022Big Music Creek Observatory joined the network!
28 Mar 2022Daegu National Science Museum joined the network!
11 Jan 2022Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Australian National University joined the network!
24 Aug 2021A new station (Oam) operated in Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand is added to the network!
18 Aug 2021Fanling Kau Yan College joined the network!
28 Jul 2021A new station (MP) operated in the Mai Po Nature Reserve is added to the network!
10 Jul 2021Gruppo Astrofili Dalai Lama joined the network!
9 Jul 2021Gdansk University of Technology joined the network!
16 May 2021Utanå Observatory joined the network!
27 Apr 2021A new station (TBT) operated in the venue of the Hong Kong Observatory is added to the network!
18 Mar 2021San Diego Astronomy Association joined the network!
17 Mar 2021Villa '39 in Goat Mountain Astronomical Research Station joined the network!
17 Mar 2021SQM Reader Pro 3 includes a new feature to upload data to GaN-MN. A user purchases SQM Reader Pro 3 and applies the latest update to get the feature.
6 Mar 2021A station in Virginia, United States of America joined the network!
19 Dec 2020Almendra HackLab Observatory joined the network!
8 Sep 2020cosine measurement systems joined the network!
19 Aug 2020Naturpark Bayerischer Wald e.V. joined the network!
8 May 2020A new station (Cap) operated in the venue of the Hong Kong Observatory is added to the network!
12 Dec 2019Eight new stations (Gdh, Gzc, Roo, Sel, Lau, Hor, Ame, Boe, Lei, Dez, Loc, Hee) operated by the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute in cooperation with Science LinX, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen University the Netherlands are added to the network!
9 Dec 2019Two new stations (KP, SH) operated in the venues of the Hong Kong Observatory are added to the network!
16 Sep 2019Ouro Fino Astronomical Centre joined the network!
25 May 2019Taroko National Park Headquarters Mt. Hehuan Service Station joined the network!
30 April 2019National Feng-Shan Senior High School joined the network!
4 April 2019Globe at Night - Sky Brightness Monitoring Network is now a part of IAU100!
26 January 2019Jiangsu Tianyi High School joined the network!
2 December 2018Muju Fireflystar Astronomical Observatory joined the network!
20 October 2018Update the Project Resources page to summarize related activities around the world.
10 October 2018The Globe at Night - Sky Brightness Monitoring Network is being awarded the 2018 International Dark-Sky Association's Dark Sky Defender Award!
21 Mar 2018Universiti Teknologi MARA joined the network!
3 Jan 2018Geumnyeonsan Youth Training Institute joined the network!
26 Sep 2017Seoul National University joined the network!
3 Aug 2017Thai National Observatory joined the network!
10 Jul 2017Hong Kong Space Museum joined the network!
10 May 2017Raw data are published via Globe at Night here
21 Aug 2016Institute and Science and Environment, University of Saint Joseph joined the network!
8 Jul 2016Gokseong Soemjingang Astronomical Obserbatory joined the network!
17 Jun 2016Chung-ju Goguryeo Astronomical Observatory joined the network!
16 Jun 2016Cheonan Hongdaeyong Science Museum Observatory joined the network!
15 Jun 2016Yeongwol Byeolmaro Astronomical Observatory joined the network!
20 Mar 2016Daejeon Astronomical Observatory joined the network!
19 Mar 2016 Nagasaki Nishiyama Observatory joined the network!
25 Sept 2015Elsterland-Observatory joined the network!
11 Sept 2015Konkoly Observatory of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences joined the network!
5 Aug 2015National University of Mongolia joined the network!
1 Aug 2015Kuzuha Observatory joined the network!
28 Jul 2015South African Astronomical Observatory (Cape Town, SAAO) joined the network!
26 May 2015 The GaN-MN project was presented by Dr Jason Pun of The University of Hong Kong in the presentation "Night Sky Brightness Measurements: Review and Prospects" during Light Pollution: Theory, Modelling, and Measurements (LPTMM) - 2015
18 Apr 2015 Ho Koon Nature Education cum Astronomical Centre joined the network!
27 Mar 2015 Lulin Observatory joined the network!
27 Jan 2015 Chungbuk National University Observatory joined the network!
24 Jan 2015 Yeongyang Firefly Astronomical Observatory joined the network!
7-9 Jan 2015 "Globe at Night - Sky Brightness Monitoring Network" User Workshop

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