Chile. Because in the main cities of the world people cannot see the stars just by looking up at the sky at night, they will look for initiatives that allow to reduce the use of night lighting.
This is the main motivation of Noche Zero, an initiative that will bring together in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, professionals from various disciplines, including architects, designers, astronomers, biologists, academics and lighting technicians.
The meeting, which will be held between October 16 and 19, has the support of the Lighting Design Office, Diav, along with Light Collective, the Catholic University of the North, the ministries of Energy and Environment of the southern country and some private companies.
The organizers of the meeting point out that one of the main reasons why you can not observe the stars, is that, in the vast majority of cases, the strong night lighting in cities uses systems that were designed in the 50s and that today are obsolete.
In addition, they want to propose a change in the relationship with night darkness, seeking to raise awareness and sensitize authorities around the world in the considerations they must take into account when undertaking an urban lighting project, such as energy efficiency, ideas that will be included in the Atacama Charter, a document that will be published at the end of the meeting.
San Pedro de Atacama was the setting selected for the meeting because it is considered the place on earth where the sky is clearest.
