Tag: Urban Night Sky Place | DarkSky International

Observatory Park at Turner Farm receives Urban Night Sky Place designation

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Observatory Park at Turner Farm in Great Falls, Virginia, has been designated as an Urban Night Sky Place (UNSP) …

January 15, 2026

Snow Canyon State Park becomes newest Urban Night Sky Place

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DarkSky International has certified Snow Canyon State Park as an Urban Night Sky Place, marking the 10th Utah State …

December 21, 2025

ARTIS Park in Amsterdam becomes an Urban Night Sky Place, becoming first zoo in the world to earn DarkSky certification

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ARTIS has officially been certified as an Urban Night Sky Place by DarkSky International.

October 20, 2025

Jackson Hole Airport becomes first airport certified as an International Dark Sky Place

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DarkSky International certified Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) as an Urban Night Sky Place for its ongoing efforts to limit …

May 5, 2025

Warm colors of sunset peak through clouds over a forested lake.

Thousand Hills State Park certified as an Urban Night Sky Place by DarkSky International

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Jefferson City, MO Thousand Hills State Park in Kirksville, Missouri, was certified as an Urban Night Sky Place by …

November 25, 2024

A group of people sit around a campfire under a starry Texas sky.

Shield Ranch Barton Creek named the first Urban Night Sky Place in Texas

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AUSTIN, Texas, U.S. DarkSky International officially certified Shield Ranch Barton Creek as an Urban Night Sky Place (UNSP). Shield …

July 23, 2024

Saguaro cacti silhouetted by a starry sky.

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

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

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

International Dark Sky Places

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

August 21, 2023

Minami-Rokuroshi

Urban Places

Japan

Minami-Rokuroshi is located in Fukui Prefecture on the southwestern foothills of Mt. Kyogatake, one of Japan's 300 famous mountains.

August 21, 2023

IDA Advocate Michael Lewis looking through a telescope.

Q&A with DarkSky Advocate Michael Lewis from Virginia, USA

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DarkSky Delegate Michael Lewis of Virginia works on Urban Night Sky Place designations and highlights the importance of Black …

February 24, 2021