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The Oregon Outback's 5 best spots for dark sky stargazing

This part of Oregon has incredible nighttime views of the Milky Way, planets, and deep-sky objects. Here are the best places ...
Statesman Journal

Oregon's second dark sky park was recently certified. See where it is and how to visit.

A second dark sky park recently became certified in Oregon, three years after the state's first dark sky park was certified, and just months after 2.5 million acres of the Oregon Outback became the ...
Travel + Leisure on MSN

13 of the Darkest Places in the U.S. for Incredible Stargazing

The darkest places in the U.S. provide the best stargazing opportunities. From coast to coast, here's where to go for ...
KOIN 6

Oregon stargazing destination designated as International Dark Sky Park

A candlelight cave tour at Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. These tours are offered during the summer at the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. (National Parks Service) The ...
Yahoo

This central Oregon town was just certified as an international dark sky community

Oregon is noted for having the largest dark sky sanctuary in the world, as well as the best national park in the US for stargazing, and now, multiple towns are being recognized as official dark sky ...
Oregonian

It’s Dark Sky Week in Oregon: How to celebrate under some of the darkest skies in the U.S.

Oregon has gained a reputation as something of a dark sky paradise. While Oregonians have long known about the particularly dark skies in some of the more rural parts of the state — which allow people ...
Forbes

Oregon Caves National Monument Earns International Dark Sky Park Title

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover space and astrotourism where travel and science intersect. This achievement marks the culmination of a multi-year effort ...
Oregonian

Another Oregon spot has won international recognition as a Dark Sky destination

Southern Oregon, the largest Dark Sky Sanctuary in the world, just expanded its bragging rights. The Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve in the southwest Siskiyou Mountains has been certified ...
OPB

Central Oregon celebrates Dark Sky Week

This week is International Dark Sky Week and Central Oregon is once again joining in the celebration. For the second year in a row, Bend and Deschutes County have each made a proclamation that skies ...
KOIN 6

This Oregon ‘gateway’ to the Cascades named International Dark Sky Community

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A city in central Oregon, deemed the “gateway” to the Cascade Mountains, is now being recognized for its night sky views. On Wednesday, Dark Sky International announced Sisters ...
Yahoo

Oregon stargazing destination designated as International Dark Sky Park

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve has a fancy new title. DarkSky International tapped the Southern Oregon star-gazing spot as an International Dark Sky Park on ...