become an increasingly popular destination for stargazers along the east coast, for good reason. Now that the word is out about the pristine skies of Cherry Springs, the event sells out quicker every year. It is held at a state park between Coudersport and Galeton in Potter County, ...
U.S. light pollution map 2015 map showing US light pollution based on Bortle scale/SQM data. See full interactive map atLightPollutionMap.info. U.S. dark sky site list Comprehensive list of dark-sky sites (including DarkSky-sanctioned locations) in the U.S. by state, with Bortle numbers ...
Potter County Stargazing Tours operates in the only Dark Sky Preserve in the mid- Atlantic region. This is the most accessible and darkest sky, east of the Mississippi. This area is known by astronomers as being exceptionally clear, low particulate (dust
It’s like the best sculpture park ever. Or a preview of a Mars colony: ultra-high technology nestled in a dead landscape The drawback of the plateau is the risk of altitude sickness. When Alma opens to tourists, with 40 at a time being bussed over for two-hour tours each weekend fro...
Among the National Parks where I have stargazed out West, Lassen and Crater Lake both stick in my mind as having superb dark skies and excellent transparency. One of the National Park Employees suggested BLM lands to me. However, with my luck I was concerned I would have gotten stuck (or...