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Community photographs — public Facebook groups and pages2021-09-23-3035085240071621

Posted to Beaver Island Association (Facebook page) by Beaver Island Association on 2021-09-23 22:40:26

A star-filled night sky with the Milky Way above silhouetted trees and a small dome-shaped structure.

Posted to Beaver Island Association (Facebook page) by Beaver Island Association on 2021-09-23 22:40:26. Caption as posted: "THE DARK SKY INITIATIVE The Beaver Island Association took the Beaver Island Dark Sky Project under its wing in 2020. As members of the Dark Sky Project formed a committee to investigate an opportunity to seek official designation as a Dark Sky Place from the International Dark Sky Association, (IDA); committee members found a first, big step towards designation would be to find a 501c, non-profit organization to assist. Members of BIA serving on the Dark Sky Project quickly agreed it would be a good move forward for both organizations. BIA president, Kevin Boyle and others agreed to help ap"

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A dense field of stars fills the dark sky, with a broad, cloudy band of the Milky Way extending diagonally across the image. A low treeline forms a dark silhouette along the bottom, and a small pale dome-shaped structure is visible in the lower-left foreground.

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The catalogue record identifies this as a photograph posted on a Facebook page on 2021-09-23. Its captured caption discusses a dark sky initiative and an effort to pursue official dark-sky designation.

Could not make out

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The small dome-shaped structure in the lower-left foreground cannot be identified with certainty.

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Community source, no stated terms; published non-commercially with attribution and a link to the original post.

Credit this to Individual posters, credited per image when you use it.

Why this archive publishes it. Public Facebook groups and pages run by island organisations and residents. Each item credits the poster by name and links to the original post. Removal on request.

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Individual posters, credited per image
Collection
Community photographs — public Facebook groups and pages
Original
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=3035085240071621&set=pb.100064750056776.-2207520000
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2024-12-28
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“Posted to Beaver Island Association (Facebook page) by Beaver Island Association on 2021-09-23 22:40:26”. Individual posters, credited per image. Beaver Island Archive, https://beaverislandarchive.org/media/photograph/2021-09-23-3035085240071621/. copy retrieved 2024-12-28.

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