Dark Skys of Baja California
Cosmos brings together Night skies under the Peninsula of Baja California: mountains, desert and historic ranchos beneath the Milky Way. Skies like these are disappearing. More than 80% of the world’s population already lives under light-polluted skies, and
the Milky Way is hidden from more than one-third of humanity. Artificially lit areas grew by about 2.2% a year between 2012 and 2016, and citizen-science observations show the night sky brightening by about 9.6% a year on average, mostly in and near cities. The cost is not only for stargazers: artificial light at night disorients migrating birds and hatchling sea turtles, and it can suppress melatonin and disrupt human sleep. A dark sky is natural and cultural heritage. Photographing it is a way to bring it closer, and a reason to protect it.
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