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**Christopher Kyba** @skyglowberlin@fediscience.org · 2d

Christopher Kyba @skyglowberlin@fediscience.org

New paper shows that moth numbers are reduced in areas with higher levels of #skyglow compared to areas with lower levels of skyglow, regardless of whether one is near streetlights or not: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126068

Graphs from the paper showing abundance and species richness collected at bait traps. Both abundance and species richness are higher at areas with low-medium skyglow, regardless of whether the traps were near streetlights or far away from them.

#LightPollution #Moths #Pollinators

**Chrystyne Novack** @ChrystyneNovack@socel.net · 3d *

3d *

Chrystyne Novack @ChrystyneNovack@socel.net

In addition to photography, I use my skills in photo-manip/digital art to tell a story. Created 2014 NOT AI! See Vid below.

Children are given the benediction of "Sweet Dreams" at bedtime. Here I present a child's imagination turning a toy boat into a dreamship to sail celestial seas. Imagination & dreams can take you anywhere you choose to set sail.

A Star to Steer By -- https://chrystyne-novack.pixels.com/featured/a-star-to-steer-by-chrystyne-novack.html

A toy sailboat sits on a nightstand next to a window curtain and on that curtain is outer space with stars, moon, and spiral galaxy.

All source materials were created by me using Paintshop Pro X4 (ancient by today's standards) and my own photos. In the paintshop file I have over 30+ layers. I created this back in 2014 - long before these annoying quick AI generation art emerged on the scene in 2022. I long for the days when people considered photo-manip mixed with digital art painstakingly created was not 'art' LOL. But seriously, I have spent years honing my skills and it is tiring to have audience (not your fault) doubt the creation because of the <bleep> ease of push a button technology for instant art creation. I don't know how many hours I spend to create this back in 2014 but I do remember it took about 8 days before I was satisfied with the final piece. Anyway, the attached behind the scenes video in comment section will be a rare behind the scenes look demonstrating the creation of my piece. I will not be doing much more of these as I feel it is akin to the magician revealing how they did their magic and in so doing it takes away from the magic of the scene. Thanks for stopping by and listening.

#AYearforArt #Dreams #fantasy

**Allison** @allisonhooper@mas.to · 3d

Allison @allisonhooper@mas.to

it falls on me with
reckless abandon not a
care for the chaos

#DailyHaikuPrompt - 3/22/25 - #night

**Neil Hopkins** @satsuma@dice.camp · 4d

Neil Hopkins @satsuma@dice.camp

#DailyHaikuPrompt #Night

In velvet darkness
I count syllables and wait
For the dawn to break

**Lee Petersen** @leepetersen@alaskan.social · Mar 17

Mar 17

Lee Petersen @leepetersen@alaskan.social

A winter night in the boreal forest near Fairbanks, Alaska. The full moon lights up the snow-covered ground, casting deep shadows from the spruce and willows. Ice crystals on the surface catch the light, sparkling in the still, cold air. This is easily one of my favorite (non-aurora) night images!

A winter night scene in a boreal forest near Fairbanks, Alaska. The full moon shines brightly in the sky, casting long shadows across the snow-covered ground. The landscape is filled with snow-laden spruce trees and willows, while large ice crystals on the surface catch the moonlight, sparkling softly. The sky is a deep, dark blue, with faint stars visible beyond wispy clouds.

#alaska #night #photography

**GRÜNGRÄTZLWEGE** @gruengraetzl@pixelfed.de · Mar 16

Mar 16

GRÜNGRÄTZLWEGE @gruengraetzl@pixelfed.de

GRÜNGRÄTZLWEGE | Weg 1 | Etappe 1
https://gruengraetzlwege.at/1/#01

#wien #vienna #nacht #night

Gehsteig zwischen Hang und Fahrbahn bei Nacht, orangefarbene Straßenbeleuchtung, den Hang hinauf führt ein kleiner privater Schrägaufzug

GIF

Meneschenleere ungegliederte beleuchtete Straße ohne Fahrzeuge oder Menschen bei Nacht, links ein Holzzaun, rechts ein Geländer und Bäume

#night

**Ciprian** @ciprian.parvan@pixelfed.social · Mar 16

Mar 16

Ciprian @ciprian.parvan@pixelfed.social

Foggy night
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#fog #night #photography #nightphotography #streetphotography #photo #brasov #romania

#romania

**Konfetti** @Konfetti@pixelfed.social · Mar 15

Mar 15

Konfetti @Konfetti@pixelfed.social

Diese Perspektive gibt es nochmal, nur ein paar Schritte nach rechts, mit dem Baum im Zentrum. Mir gefiel das Bahnhofsdach nicht und auch das kalte Licht, das aufs Pflaster straht. Nur, das zweite Foto ist uninteressant und leer. Hier hingegen ist es der Kontrast von kaltem und warmen Licht und die Straße, die das Auge lenkt.
Dezember 2024
#ludwigshafen #streetphotography #night #nightphotography #documentingspace #architecture #photography #urban #lightandshadow #urbanphotography #urbanlandscape #cityscape

#cityscape

**Colossal** @colossal@mastodon.art · Mar 13

Mar 13

Colossal @colossal@mastodon.art

“The anonymous, liminal spaces in my paintings echo the feeling of never fully belonging,” painter Keita Morimoto says in a statement.

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/03/keita-morimoto-to-nowhere-and-back/

#painting #light #night

**Katharsisdrill** @Katharsisdrill@pixelfed.dk · Mar 13

Mar 13

Katharsisdrill @Katharsisdrill@pixelfed.dk

Nørrebro moon.

#copenhagen #nørrebro #night

Construction work, city houses and a shining moon

#night

**Jonny Clark** @BelfastRoadster@birds.town · Mar 12

Mar 12

Jonny Clark @BelfastRoadster@birds.town

A slightly better shot of #mercury & #venus and an almost-full #moon over #Belfast from my #kitchen window this evening.

#astronomy #Astrophotography #night

**Gugel** @Gugel@hessen.social · Mar 10 *

Mar 10 *

Gugel @Gugel@hessen.social

I took this photo last week in the Rhön.

Early in the year, the Milky Way is still flat above the horizon and is perfect for panoramas. Later in the year, the Milky Way becomes more and more vertical above the horizon.

A small chapel stands in a meadow surrounded by a few trees, its windows illuminated by a warm yellow light. The Milky Way stretches in an arc above the chapel.

#Fotomontag #Photomonday #photography

**~meoralis~** @meoralis@pixelfed.social · Mar 10

Mar 10

~meoralis~ @meoralis@pixelfed.social

Gute #Nacht #Biederitz and good #night folks!

#sunset #Sonnenuntergang #LandscapePhotography #BareTrees #evening #Abend #Abendsonne #Abendstimmung

A scenic outdoor photograph depicting a sunset. The sun, a small orange disc, is positioned just above the horizon, casting a warm glow across the scene. The sky transitions from a pale peach near the horizon to a soft grey at the top. Silhouetted branches of trees frame the top and sides of the image, adding a stark contrast to the soft colours of the sunset. Below the horizon, a darker landscape is visible, with hints of a small pond reflecting the light. The overall impression is one of tranquility and natural beauty, capturing a fleeting moment of dusk.

#abendstimmung

**Somnusalis** @OTC242@pixelfed.social · Mar 5

Mar 5

Somnusalis @OTC242@pixelfed.social

A Bull in the Dark
#bull #sculpture #mechanical #dark #night #rust #steel

#steel

**xsv (mode: mixed)** @tffmh@chaos.social · Mar 3

Mar 3

xsv (mode: mixed) @tffmh@chaos.social

Last light, Moonrise.

A digital color photo of a crescent moon framed by the silhouettes of bare tree branches against the dark grey-blue sky of last light. (Photo by me, CC BY 4.0)

#MoonMonday #PhotoMonday #FotoMonatag

**EZ Lorenz** @EZLorenzImagery@socel.net · Mar 3 *

Mar 3 *

EZ Lorenz @EZLorenzImagery@socel.net

A grandiose view of the Milky Way stretches across a clear night sky, revealing countless stars over the quiet desert of Death Valley, California.
Single shot, December 04, 2024

Prints&Things: https://ez-lorenz.pixels.com/featured/the-grandeur-of-the-milky-way-over-death-valley-ca-ez-lorenz.html