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The Dark Sky Observatory (DSO) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Appalachian State University (ASU). It is located 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) east of Deep Gap, North Carolina (USA), off of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and 32 kilometers (20 miles) east of the ASU campus in Boone, North Carolina It was established in 1981, and is used for research, instruction, and public viewing ...
Ghost Town Village (formerly "Ghost Town in the Sky at Ghost Mountain Park") is an abandoned Wild West-themed amusement park in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, United States whose status is currently, as of March 2023, the subject of an ongoing lawsuit. [1] It sits atop Buck Mountain, with a top elevation of 4,650 ft (1,420 m).
The Asheville-area has one of the only dark sky certified parks in North Carolina — Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, or PARI. Dark sky certified parks are certified by the International ...
Headlands Dark Sky Park in Emmet County Park. ... Coast Guard rescues 3 people abandoning ship 150 miles off North Carolina coast. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement. Related articles.
4. Death Valley National Park, Nevada Sitting 282 feet below sea level, the vast Death Valley National Park in Nevada is a stargazer's dream come true.. As a Gold Tier International Dark Sky Park ...
DarkSky International, formerly the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), [1] is a United States–based non-profit organization incorporated in 1988 by founders David Crawford, a professional astronomer, and Tim Hunter, a physician and amateur astronomer.
A dark-sky preserve (DSP) is an area, usually surrounding a park or observatory, that restricts or reduces light pollution or maintains and protects naturally dark night skies. Different terms have been used to describe these areas as national organizations and governments have worked independently to create programs.
The namesake of this 14,000-acre state park in northwestern North Carolina is a show-stopping 600-foot granite dome covered with ridges from water erosion. There are trails for hikers and ...