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2. Escaping light pollution: Stargazing is amazing in these ...

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   More than 99% of Americans live under skies polluted by light. But dark skies at the Grand Canyon and more than 145 other spots offer stargazing awe.

3. Bortle scale - Wikipedia

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   The Bortle dark-sky scale (usually referred to as simply the Bortle scale) is a nine-level numeric scale that measures the night sky's brightness of a particular location. It quantifies the astronomical observability of celestial objects and the interference caused by light pollution .

4. What is a dark sky place? Here's where to find the best ... - AOL

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   Here are some of the best places to see dark skies full of stars in or near Ohio.

5. Where to find dark skies – the best stargazing spots in the ...

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   Yorkshire Dales National Park is the largest Dark Sky Reserve in the UK. With such a huge expanse of unpolluted sky, you can see up to 2,000 stars anywhere in the park – even in the villages ...

6. Scottish Dark Sky Observatory - Wikipedia

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   The site is located in the northern edge of the Galloway Forest's Dark Sky Park, and within the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere, enjoying relatively low levels of light pollution. The observatory was constructed during 2012 and was officially opened by the then First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond. [ 1 ]

7. Dark-sky preserve - Wikipedia

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   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.

8. Jizera Dark-Sky Park - Wikipedia

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   The Jizera Dark Sky Park (Polish: Izerski Park Ciemnego Nieba - IPCN, Czech: Jizerská oblast tmavé oblohy - JOTO) is the first transnational dark-sky preserve. It is located in a nearly-uninhabited region of the Jizera Mountains that lies halfway between Poland and the Czech Republic .

9. Dark Skies - Wikipedia

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   Dark Skies is an American UFO conspiracy theory–based science fiction television series. It debuted on NBC on September 21, 1996, and ended on May 31, 1997, and was later rerun by the Sci-Fi Channel ; 18 episodes and a two-hour pilot episode were broadcast as a part of NBC's short-lived " Thrillogy " block.