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It's the latest nightspot where all the stars go – the darkest place in UK
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | 21 days ago
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UK to win a prestigious international award for the darkness of its skies. Stargazers are expected to flock to Galloway Forest Park in their thousands following the decision by judges to make it the UK's first Dark Sky Park. International Dark Sky Association...
Tags: International Dark Sky Association, International Dark Skies Association, Scotland, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, Geography of Scotland, International Dark-Sky Association, Sky, Galloway cattle, Galloway, Light pollution, Dumfries and Galloway, Galloway Forest Park, Environment, Amateur astronomy, Observational astronomy, Milky Way, Cherry Springs State Park, Local Group, Spiral galaxies, Lighting, Visibility, Night sky
Meteor shower tonight! Orionid meteor shower begins at 1 am
New Delhi :: India | about 1 month ago
Credibility Yep, peak viewing times for the Orionid meteor shower begins tonight (er... tomorrow) at 1 am. 10.20.09 Are you ready for some meteors?...Well, that’s how the song might go if Hank Williams Jr. was singing the pre-game to tonight’s Orionid meteor shower.
Tags: meteor shower, orionid meteor, night sky, Orionid
Push for night sky reserve at Tekapo (NZPA)
Paris :: France | 10 months ago
Credibility Former cabinet minister Margaret Austin will promote Tekapo as the world's first night sky reserve at a conference in Paris next week. Ms Austin, who is chairwoman of New Zealand's Starlight Reserve committee, is attending the United Nations Educational,...
Tags: sky, Lake Tekapo, sky reserve, night sky, New Zealand
Tucson Citizen: Death Valley may become U.S.' first 'dark sky' park
Cleveland :: OH :: USA | 11 months ago
Credibility High atop Dante's View, overlooking sheets of salt flats and ribbons of sand dunes, night watcher Dan Duriscoe shone a laser beam at the North Star and steadied his digital camera at the starry heavens...Duriscoe panned the camera toward the light factory...
Tags: night sky
Smiley in the night sky
Kusa :: Russia | about 1 year ago
Credibility Teacher Yaakob Jamain said he spotted the smiling moon when he was leaving his house to meet with some friends in town. The Star office in Petaling Jaya also received several calls from readers who saw the Smiley. A check on the Internet revealed that...
Tags: planets, spectacular, star, Venus, thanksgiving, Jupiter, crescent moons, night sky, Moon, smiley face
Moon, Venus, Jupiter form rare, bright trio
Jupiter :: FL :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility This weekend will present a celestial get-together as a treat for stargazers. Venus, Jupiter and a crescent moon - will crowd around each other. It's an event that won't be seen again until 2052. Jupiter and Venus have been visible above the southwestern...
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