Wednesday, November 6, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 5
Warren Miller films
supports ski team
PHOTO BY JIM HAMMOND
The night sky over Sisters is an increasingly rare — and fragile —treasure.
Film makes case for saving dark sky
Among the many benefits
of living in Central Oregon is
the ability to go places where
the night sky can be observed
with relatively little interfer-
ence from light pollution.
Sisters Astronomy Club,
a committee of Sisters
Park & Recreation District
(SPRD), regularly presents
<Stars over Sisters= events
to which the public is invited
to view the night sky dur-
ing the warmer times of the
year. Sisters Astronomy Club
also presents <Star Parties= at
Deschutes Land Trust (DLT)
preserves such as Rimrock
Ranch and Whychus Canyon
Preserve. Even though the
night sky is quite spectacu-
lar from the Rimrock Ranch
location we can look around
the horizon from northwest to
southwest and see so-called
<light domes= over Portland,
Madras, Redmond, Bend and
Sisters.
Sisters Astronomy Club
has promoted the goal of
keeping our night skies dark
through presentations at club
meetings, displays at Sisters
Science Fairs and members9
activities in connection with
the International Dark-Sky
Association (IDA).
Recently, an Oregon
Chapter of the IDA (IDA
Oregon) was established
and there are many active
members of IDA Oregon in
Central Oregon. The mission
statement of IDA Oregon
states: <Our mission is to pre-
serve Oregon9s magnificent
dark skies and to diminish
light pollution for the health,
safety, and well-being of all
life.=
SAC has joined with IDA
Oregon to present a public
viewing of an award-winning
documentary, <Saving the
Dark,= directed by Sriram
Murali.
The film9s producers say,
<The night skies remind us
of our place in this Universe.
The Universe gives us iden-
tity, makes us feel a con-
nection. It gives us perspec-
tive. Astronomy has inspired
countless minds in our his-
tory. What do we lose when
we lose sight of the stars?
Excessive and improper light-
ing robs us of our night skies,
disrupts our sleep patterns and
endangers nocturnal habitats.
8Saving the Dark9 explores
the need to preserve night
skies and what we can do to
combat light pollution.=
Saving the Dark will be
shown at 2 p.m. on Saturday,
November 9, at the Sisters
Library Meeting Room (110
N. Cedar St.). The film is suit-
able for all ages and there is
no charge for the program.
You can view a trailer
for the film at: https://
Year-round
The Sisters High School
Ski Team is presenting
Warren Miller9s new ski film
in its traditional annual team
fundraiser.
The showing is set for
Saturday, November 30 at 7
p.m. at Sisters High School
auditorium.
<Timeless= features ski
legends like Glen Plake,
alongside newcomers Caite
Zeliff, Jaelin Kauf, and Baker
Boyd. Viewers will road-trip
with rippers from Arlberg to
the Matterhorn, be immersed
in the hometown hill of
Eldora and discover a differ-
ent side of Jackson Hole, plus
much more.
Tickets are available at
Bendticket.com or at the door.
General admission is $15;
under 12 and seniors are $10.
The team will raffle off prizes
from local vendors.
w w w. y o u t u b e . c o m /
watch?v=Lfv0kO19vu8.
For more informa-
tion about IDA and IDA
Oregon visit www.darksky
oregon.org/.
Sisters Astronomy Club9s
Facebook page is www.
facebook.com/sistersastron-
omy/. For more informa-
tion contact drjhammond@
oldshoepress.com.
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