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  2. Dark-sky preserve - Wikipedia

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    New Mexico: 290 2-3 Dark Sky Park Designated September 2019 United States: Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument: New Mexico: 399 2 Dark Sky Park Designated September 2016 United States: Tonto National Monument: New Mexico: 450 4-4.5 Dark Sky Park Designated May 2019 United States: Tumacácori National Historical Park: New Mexico: 150 4-4.5 ...

  3. Gila National Forest - Wikipedia

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    In 2016, the campground has the claim of being the first International Dark Sky Sanctuary in North America. [12] Gila National Forest is probably best known for Wilderness, containing 789,385 acres within three designated wilderness areas: the Gila Wilderness, Aldo Leopold Wilderness, and Blue Range Wilderness. The Gila Wilderness was the first ...

  4. DarkSky International - Wikipedia

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    Kaikōura Dark Sky Sanctuary New Zealand, designated 2024 [13] International Dark Sky Parks ... New Mexico, U.S., designated 2019; Fixture Seal of Approval

  5. Moonless nights, dark sky parks, more: What to know to see ...

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    Through the remainder of this summer into early fall, a new moon falls on July 5, Aug. 4, Sept. 2 and Oct. 2. More: ... Beaver Island State Wildlife Research Area International Dark Sky Sanctuary.

  6. Boundary Waters will now look up to another as world's ... - AOL

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    The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness doesn't take a backseat to, well, anything, but it'll have to now in one instance: it's no longer the largest dark sky "sanctuary" in the world. The skies ...

  7. Don't miss your last chance to get a good look at Comet A3 ...

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    For the best viewing, you should drive far from the city and gaze into a very dark sky. Check BI's list of dark-sky spots in each state . Like a comet, this meteor shower is much more visible in a ...

  8. Loretto Chapel - Wikipedia

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    The chapel was commissioned by the Sisters of Loretto for their girls' school, Loretto Academy, in 1873. Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy had brought in two French architects, Antoine Mouly and his son Projectus, to work on the St. Francis Cathedral project, and suggested that the Sisters could make use of their services on the side to build a much-needed chapel for the academy. [4]

  9. Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness - Wikipedia

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    In 2020 the BWCA became a designated Dark Sky Sanctuary, one of 20 in the world. [50] "It differs from other Dark Sky designations in that sanctuaries are the most remote and often darkest places in the world whose conservation state is 'most fragile'." [51] The U.S. Forest Service had been working towards gaining this status for the BWCAW ...