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stargazing
8 Porch Notes tagged “stargazing,” from counties across Colorado.
History and culture - Custer County
The Dark Sky Over Westcliffe: Why People Drive Here to Look Up
Westcliffe and Silver Cliff protected their night sky so well they earned Colorado's first International Dark Sky Community certification, and a free in-town observatory lets you see the result.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Alamosa County
Why the Great Sand Dunes are a dark-sky place
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is a certified International Dark Sky Park, and its dry, high, low-light setting makes it one of the easier places in Colorado to see a star-filled sky.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Montezuma County
Hovenweep is a certified dark-sky park for night skies
Hovenweep National Monument, spanning the Colorado-Utah line west of Cortez, is a certified International Dark Sky Park where very low light pollution makes for clear star viewing.
Read note ->History and culture - Boulder County
Friday Nights Under the Stars at CU's Sommers-Bausch Observatory
On clear Friday nights when CU classes are in session, anyone can walk up to the Sommers-Bausch Observatory and look through a 20-inch telescope for free.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Delta County
Paonia Is a Certified Dark Sky Community
Paonia earned official DarkSky International recognition, and on clear nights the Milky Way is visible from streets in town.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Gunnison County
Black Canyon and Curecanti are certified dark-sky parks
Both Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area are certified International Dark Sky Parks, so the night sky is part of what they protect.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Montrose County
Black Canyon's night sky is dark enough to be certified
Black Canyon of the Gunnison near Montrose is a certified International Dark Sky Park, so the National Park Service keeps it open at night for stargazing under simple low-light rules.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Jackson County
North Park's dark skies and the Moose Visitor Center star nights
A wall of mountains keeps Front Range light out of North Park, and rangers' star nights near the new moon let you borrow a telescope to look up.
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