The Isle of Sark, the smallest of four main Channel Islands, earned the title "Dark Sky Island" for its spectacular night sky views.

ELLSWORTH - Peter Lord, executive director of the Island Astronomy Institute on Mount Desert Island, will present "Starlit Communities: An Endangered Natural Resource" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, in the City Hall auditorium.

By Tara Tuckwiller, The Charleston Gazette, W.Va. Aug. 20--Only two places remain on the East Coast where you can still see the stars -- really see them, said Bob Parks, president of the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club.

Rome at night is something to behold. Its treasures, from the Colosseum to the Trevi Fountain, are artfully lit to illuminate every splendid curve and throw their ancient shadows into sharp relief. The Tiber seems to be ablaze with reflected light.

Last weekend, the Idaho Falls Astronomical Society set up telescopes outside the Museum of Idaho to introduce people to stargazing. But then they saw the light. All but the brightest stars and planets were blotted out by reflection of the city's downtown lights in the night sky.