The Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon

The city of Reykjavik, Iceland will be turning off all their lights for thirty whole minutes.

Lights off - Stars on is a grand scale happening that marks the opening of the Reykjavik International Film Festival. The City Council of Reykjavik and its neighboring municipalities have agreed to turn off all the city lights in the capital area for half an hour while a renowned astronomer talks about the stars and the constellations on national radio.

So cool. I heard that the greatest thing about being in NYC during the Great Northeast Blackout of 2003 is that you could see stars from the city–while saving power in the process ;-). I would love it if Boston were to do something like this, though due to the light pollution contributed by all the surrounding cities it’s doubtful that such an act would make any difference.