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The Town of Castle Valley becomes Utah’s fourth International Dark Sky Community

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Castle Valley, Utah The Town of Castle Valley proudly announces that it is now Utah’s fourth International Dark Sky …

January 27, 2024

Presteigne and Norton is certified as the first International Dark Sky Community in Wales

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Powys, Wales Presteigne and Norton became the first community in Wales to be designated as an International Dark Sky …

January 11, 2024

Pack your bags! The DarkSky Approved Lodging Program is now live.

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On January 9th, 2023, DarkSky International officially launched the highly anticipated DarkSky Approved Lodging Program. This new program offers …

January 9, 2024

Jonestown becomes Texas’s ninth International Dark Sky Community

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Jonestown, Texas The City of Jonestown, Texas, USA, has been officially designated as an International Dark Sky Community by …

January 8, 2024

Dark Sky Park Bulbjerg becomes Denmark’s second International Dark Sky Park

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Jutland, Denmark Dark Sky Park Bulbjerg, administered by Hawboernes Association in Lild Strand, was certified as Denmark’s second International …

December 14, 2023

Sinks Canyon State Park named first International Dark Sky Park in Wyoming

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LANDER, WYOMING, USA Today, Sinks Canyon State Park achieved the honor of being designated Wyoming’s first-ever International Dark Sky …

November 20, 2023

Saguaro National Park becomes world’s ninth Urban Night Sky Place

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TUCSON, ARIZONA, USA The National Park Service and DarkSky International are pleased to announce Saguaro National Park’s certification as …

November 13, 2023

Sopotnia Wielka becomes the first International Dark Sky Community in Poland

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SOPOTNIA WIELKA, Jeleśnia, Poland Sopotnia Wielka, in Jeleśnia, Poland, has been officially designated as an International Dark Sky Community …

November 11, 2023

Parque Ecológico Joya-La Barreta: Mexico’s first Urban Night Sky Place

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QUERETARO, MEXICO Parque Ecológico Joya-La Barreta recreational park near Querétaro, México, was recognized as an Urban Night Sky Place …

September 29, 2023

Vercors named fifth International Dark Sky Reserve in France

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AUVERGNE-RHÔNE-ALPES REGION, FRANCE The Regional Natural Park of Vercors has been designated as an International Dark Sky Reserve by …

September 26, 2023

Parc national du Mont-Tremblant becomes Canada’s sixth certified International Dark Sky Place

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Parc national du Mont-Tremblant was certified as Canada's third International Dark Sky Park and sixth International Dark Sky Place.

August 30, 2023

Minami-Rokuroshi in Ono City certified as Japan’s first Urban Night Sky Place

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Minami-Rokuroshi was certified as an Urban Night Sky Place, the first in Asia and fourth overall IDSP in Japan.

August 21, 2023