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Newport State Park is a 2,373-acre (960 ha) Wisconsin state park at the tip of Door Peninsula near Europe Lake.Protecting 11 miles (18 km) of shoreline on Lake Michigan, Newport is Wisconsin's only wilderness-designated state park.
The night sky in Wisconsin glows with the Northern Lights as a geomagnetic storm brings vibrant pink and green colors to a majority of the northern states. / Credit: Ross Harried/NurPhoto via ...
Beaver Island State Wildlife Research Area International Dark Sky Sanctuary. Dr. T.K. Lawless Park in Cass County Park. Headlands Dark Sky Park in Emmet County Park. Keweenaw Dark Sky Park in ...
For an epic stargazing outing, head to one of these 10 Dark Sky destinations across the country for incredibly clear views of the heavens.
A dark-sky preserve status enables high-quality astronomical observation in Paranal Observatory. [1] 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 ...
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 .
In 2014, the project expanded to also include data obtained via the Loss of the Night app for Android devices, and the Dark Sky Meter app for iOS devices. In addition, new star charts were added to extend the standard map based campaign throughout the whole year.
Looking at the light pollution map, we see a couple of areas near us that offer decent dark sky possibilities. Uwharrie National Forest south of Troy is a fairly dark area. Darker still is ...