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Oregon's Impressive Answer To The Australian Outback Is The World's Largest Dark Sky Sanctuary
In March 2024, the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) designated Oregon's Outback as the largest International Dark Sky Sanctuary in existence. Spanning 2.5 million acres across Lake County ...
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Protect the Okefenokee’s land, water and sky
The first time I heard about the Okefenokee Swamp – a 438,000-acre, peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia–Florida line – ...
U.S. News & World Report3mon
13 Darkest Skies in the U.S. for Stargazing
With more sightings of the northern lights across the U.S. than usual in recent years, now is an excellent time to make the trek to a Dark Sky Place. Even if you don't see the rainbow of colors ...
The Fountain Hills Times9d
Dark Sky Discovery Center in Fountain Hills heading toward opening
International Dark Sky Discovery Center officials in Fountain Hills have announced a total of $21 million in donations to the ...
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Experience spectacular stargazing at U.P. dark sky celebration
COPPER HARBOR, MI – This dark sky festival showcases the spectacular stargazing of Michigan’s northernmost peninsula. The third annual U.P. Dark Sky Festival is scheduled for April 24-26 at ...
The New York Times28d
Embracing Darkness on the Isle of Rum
On Rum, Europe’s newest dark-sky sanctuary, the island’s 40 residents have learned to embrace darkness. On Rum, Europe’s newest dark-sky sanctuary, the island’s 40 residents have learned ...
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Canada's remote (but accessible) dark-sky sanctuary
Symphony Under the Stars is one of many events at the annual Dark Sky Festival (17 October to 2 November 2025) held in Jasper National Park, one of the world's largest and most accessible dark sky ...