Cielos oscuros, mes a mes en todo el mundo

Fiestas de estrellas, el núcleo de la Vía Láctea, una cascada de fuego — las noches en que el cielo es la atracción.

31 destinos de SeasonMap, ordenados cada mes por la puntuación de confort, porque no se trata solo de dónde está en marcha la temporada, sino de si el tiempo merece el viaje mientras dura.

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Cielos oscuros en enero

  1. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChileNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.96
  2. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.95
  3. Al-Ula 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaDark-sky season · 1 Oct – 31 Mar (normalmente)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.86
  4. Uadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordaniaDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.76
  5. Isla Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapónThe Southern Cross is up · 1 Dic – 15 Jun (normalmente)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.73
  6. Parque nacional Big Bend 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 Oct – 15 Abr (normalmente)The park has the least light pollution of any in the contiguous states, and the dry months either side of winter give the longest, cleanest nights for it.70
  7. Bonito 🇧🇷 BrasilSunbeam into the Gruta do Lago Azul · 15 Dic – 15 Ene (normalmente)For a few weeks around the solstice the low morning sun drops straight through the cave mouth and lights the lake from underneath.59
  8. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.53
  9. Parque nacional Tierra de Cañones 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosGold-tier dark skies · 1 Oct – 31 Mar (normalmente)A gold-tier dark sky park with almost nothing on the horizon in any direction, and the long clear nights of the cold half of the year are when it shows.46
  10. Parque nacional Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark sky season · 15 Sep – 15 Abr (normalmente)A certified dark sky park with the nearest town of any size two hours away, and the long clear nights of the cold half-year are when it counts.41
  11. Parque nacional y reserva Grandes Dunas de Arena 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark sky season · 1 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)A certified dark sky park in a valley with almost no one in it, and you can walk out on to the sand at night without a trail.41

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Cielos oscuros en febrero

  1. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChileNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.96
  2. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.95
  3. Al-Ula 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaDark-sky season · 1 Oct – 31 Mar (normalmente)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.94
  4. Isla Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapónThe Southern Cross is up · 1 Dic – 15 Jun (normalmente)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.79
  5. Uadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordaniaDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.79
  6. Parque nacional Big Bend 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 Oct – 15 Abr (normalmente)The park has the least light pollution of any in the contiguous states, and the dry months either side of winter give the longest, cleanest nights for it.75
  7. Whitby 🇬🇧 Reino UnidoDark Skies Festival · 10 Feb – 2 Mar (normalmente)The North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales run over two weeks of stargazing safaris, night walks and observatory sessions around the February half-term, some within reach of Whitby.60
  8. Cataratas Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabueLunar rainbow nights · 15 Feb – 15 Jul (normalmente)On the three nights around each full moon while the river is up, both parks open after dark and the spray throws a moonbow.57
  9. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.57
  10. Parque nacional Tierra de Cañones 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosGold-tier dark skies · 1 Oct – 31 Mar (normalmente)A gold-tier dark sky park with almost nothing on the horizon in any direction, and the long clear nights of the cold half of the year are when it shows.57
  11. Parque nacional Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark sky season · 15 Sep – 15 Abr (normalmente)A certified dark sky park with the nearest town of any size two hours away, and the long clear nights of the cold half-year are when it counts.50
  12. Parque nacional y reserva Grandes Dunas de Arena 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark sky season · 1 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)A certified dark sky park in a valley with almost no one in it, and you can walk out on to the sand at night without a trail.49
  13. Parque nacional de Yosemite 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosHorsetail Fall at sunset · 8–27 Feb (normalmente)For about two weeks in mid-February the last sun hits Horsetail Fall and the water glows orange for ten minutes.33

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Cielos oscuros en marzo

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.97
  2. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChileNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.95
  3. Al-Ula 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaDark-sky season · 1 Oct – 31 Mar (normalmente)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.89
  4. Uadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordaniaDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.85
  5. Parque nacional Big Bend 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 Oct – 15 Abr (normalmente)The park has the least light pollution of any in the contiguous states, and the dry months either side of winter give the longest, cleanest nights for it.81
  6. Isla Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapónThe Southern Cross is up · 1 Dic – 15 Jun (normalmente)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.80
  7. Villa de Leyva 🇨🇴 ColombiaFestival de Astronomia · 14–26 Mar (normalmente)Telescopes fill the enormous cobbled plaza for a long weekend in March, with talks, a guest country and a town that turns its lights down for it.76
  8. Cataratas Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabueLunar rainbow nights · 15 Feb – 15 Jul (normalmente)On the three nights around each full moon while the river is up, both parks open after dark and the spray throws a moonbow.67
  9. Whitby 🇬🇧 Reino UnidoDark Skies Festival · 10 Feb – 2 Mar (normalmente)The North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales run over two weeks of stargazing safaris, night walks and observatory sessions around the February half-term, some within reach of Whitby.67
  10. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaLunar rainbow nights · 1 Mar – 31 Jul (normalmente)On the two or three nights around each full moon while the spray is still high, there is enough moonlight for a moonbow over the gorge, and the park opens after dark for it.66
  11. Parque nacional Tierra de Cañones 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosGold-tier dark skies · 1 Oct – 31 Mar (normalmente)A gold-tier dark sky park with almost nothing on the horizon in any direction, and the long clear nights of the cold half of the year are when it shows.66
  12. Siem Riep 🇰🇭 CamboyaAngkor Wat equinox sunrise · 18–24 Mar (normalmente)Twice a year the sun comes up directly over the central tower as seen from the western causeway, and the pond in front of it is three deep from five in the morning.65
  13. Parque nacional Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark sky season · 15 Sep – 15 Abr (normalmente)A certified dark sky park with the nearest town of any size two hours away, and the long clear nights of the cold half-year are when it counts.60
  14. Parque nacional y reserva Grandes Dunas de Arena 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark sky season · 1 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)A certified dark sky park in a valley with almost no one in it, and you can walk out on to the sand at night without a trail.59
  15. Broome 🇦🇺 AustraliaStaircase to the Moon · 1 Mar – 31 Oct (normalmente)On two or three nights around each full moon between March and October, the moon rises over the exposed mudflats of Roebuck Bay and the reflection reads as a stairway.59
  16. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.58

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Cielos oscuros en abril

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.93
  2. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChileNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.92
  3. Uadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordaniaDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.88
  4. Parque nacional Big Bend 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 Oct – 15 Abr (normalmente)The park has the least light pollution of any in the contiguous states, and the dry months either side of winter give the longest, cleanest nights for it.82
  5. Al-Ula 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaAlUla Skies Festival · 10–30 Abr (normalmente)Ten days of balloon flights over Hegra at dawn and tethered glow nights after dark.77
  6. Parque nacional del Bosque Petrificado 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark-sky nights · 1 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente)One of the darker certified parks in the southwest, and the only way to use it is a free overnight permit into the Painted Desert wilderness, since the road gate closes at five.76
  7. Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibiaMilky Way over the dunes · 1 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente)The reserves either side of the park are among the darkest measured places on earth, and the dry months put the core of the Milky Way overhead on cloudless nights.76
  8. Isla Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapónThe Southern Cross is up · 1 Dic – 15 Jun (normalmente)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.75
  9. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaLunar rainbow nights · 1 Mar – 31 Jul (normalmente)On the two or three nights around each full moon while the spray is still high, there is enough moonlight for a moonbow over the gorge, and the park opens after dark for it.74
  10. Cataratas Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabueLunar rainbow nights · 15 Feb – 15 Jul (normalmente)On the three nights around each full moon while the river is up, both parks open after dark and the spray throws a moonbow.74
  11. Parque nacional Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark sky season · 15 Sep – 15 Abr (normalmente)A certified dark sky park with the nearest town of any size two hours away, and the long clear nights of the cold half-year are when it counts.67
  12. Lago Tékapo 🇳🇿 Nueva ZelandaMilky Way season · 15 Abr – 15 Sep (normalmente)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.67
  13. Parque nacional y reserva Grandes Dunas de Arena 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark sky season · 1 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)A certified dark sky park in a valley with almost no one in it, and you can walk out on to the sand at night without a trail.65
  14. Broome 🇦🇺 AustraliaStaircase to the Moon · 1 Mar – 31 Oct (normalmente)On two or three nights around each full moon between March and October, the moon rises over the exposed mudflats of Roebuck Bay and the reflection reads as a stairway.65
  15. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.64
  16. Monte Cook 🇳🇿 Nueva ZelandaMilky Way season · 15 Abr – 15 Sep (normalmente)The park sits inside the Aoraki Mackenzie dark sky reserve and the galactic core rides highest on the long cold nights from autumn to early spring.54

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Cielos oscuros en mayo

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.88
  2. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChileNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.86
  3. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaLunar rainbow nights · 1 Mar – 31 Jul (normalmente)On the two or three nights around each full moon while the spray is still high, there is enough moonlight for a moonbow over the gorge, and the park opens after dark for it.81
  4. Cataratas Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabueLunar rainbow nights · 15 Feb – 15 Jul (normalmente)On the three nights around each full moon while the river is up, both parks open after dark and the spray throws a moonbow.81
  5. Broome 🇦🇺 AustraliaStaircase to the Moon · 1 Mar – 31 Oct (normalmente)On two or three nights around each full moon between March and October, the moon rises over the exposed mudflats of Roebuck Bay and the reflection reads as a stairway.81
  6. Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibiaMilky Way over the dunes · 1 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente)The reserves either side of the park are among the darkest measured places on earth, and the dry months put the core of the Milky Way overhead on cloudless nights.79
  7. Parque nacional del Bosque Petrificado 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark-sky nights · 1 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente)One of the darker certified parks in the southwest, and the only way to use it is a free overnight permit into the Painted Desert wilderness, since the road gate closes at five.77
  8. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.68
  9. Parque nacional del Cañón Bryce 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosMilky Way season · 1 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.68
  10. Parque nacional de la Gran Cuenca 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosSummer astronomy programmes · 24 May – 7 Sep (normalmente)Roughly from Memorial Day to Labor Day, rangers give an evening talk followed by telescope viewing at the astronomy amphitheatre, Thursday to Sunday; no booking, but numbers are capped by the parking.61
  11. Isla Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapónThe Southern Cross is up · 1 Dic – 15 Jun (normalmente)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.60
  12. Lago Tékapo 🇳🇿 Nueva ZelandaMilky Way season · 15 Abr – 15 Sep (normalmente)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.58
  13. Monte Cook 🇳🇿 Nueva ZelandaMilky Way season · 15 Abr – 15 Sep (normalmente)The park sits inside the Aoraki Mackenzie dark sky reserve and the galactic core rides highest on the long cold nights from autumn to early spring.45

Qué hay en el mundo en mayo →

Cielos oscuros en junio

  1. Broome 🇦🇺 AustraliaStaircase to the Moon · 1 Mar – 31 Oct (normalmente)On two or three nights around each full moon between March and October, the moon rises over the exposed mudflats of Roebuck Bay and the reflection reads as a stairway.89
  2. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.84
  3. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaLunar rainbow nights · 1 Mar – 31 Jul (normalmente)On the two or three nights around each full moon while the spray is still high, there is enough moonlight for a moonbow over the gorge, and the park opens after dark for it.83
  4. Cataratas Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabueLunar rainbow nights · 15 Feb – 15 Jul (normalmente)On the three nights around each full moon while the river is up, both parks open after dark and the spray throws a moonbow.83
  5. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChileNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.83
  6. Parque nacional del Cañón Bryce 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosMilky Way season · 1 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.80
  7. Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibiaMilky Way over the dunes · 1 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente)The reserves either side of the park are among the darkest measured places on earth, and the dry months put the core of the Milky Way overhead on cloudless nights.80
  8. Parque nacional Cañón Negro del Gunnison 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark-sky season · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon.75
  9. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.72
  10. Parque nacional del Bosque Petrificado 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark-sky nights · 1 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente)One of the darker certified parks in the southwest, and the only way to use it is a free overnight permit into the Painted Desert wilderness, since the road gate closes at five.72
  11. Parque nacional de la Gran Cuenca 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosSummer astronomy programmes · 24 May – 7 Sep (normalmente)Roughly from Memorial Day to Labor Day, rangers give an evening talk followed by telescope viewing at the astronomy amphitheatre, Thursday to Sunday; no booking, but numbers are capped by the parking.72
  12. Isla Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapónThe Southern Cross is up · 1 Dic – 15 Jun (normalmente)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.57
  13. Lago Tékapo 🇳🇿 Nueva ZelandaMilky Way season · 15 Abr – 15 Sep (normalmente)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.48
  14. Monte Cook 🇳🇿 Nueva ZelandaMilky Way season · 15 Abr – 15 Sep (normalmente)The park sits inside the Aoraki Mackenzie dark sky reserve and the galactic core rides highest on the long cold nights from autumn to early spring.39

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Cielos oscuros en julio

  1. Broome 🇦🇺 AustraliaStaircase to the Moon · 1 Mar – 31 Oct (normalmente)On two or three nights around each full moon between March and October, the moon rises over the exposed mudflats of Roebuck Bay and the reflection reads as a stairway.92
  2. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.85
  3. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChileNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.84
  4. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaLunar rainbow nights · 1 Mar – 31 Jul (normalmente)On the two or three nights around each full moon while the spray is still high, there is enough moonlight for a moonbow over the gorge, and the park opens after dark for it.82
  5. Cataratas Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabueLunar rainbow nights · 15 Feb – 15 Jul (normalmente)On the three nights around each full moon while the river is up, both parks open after dark and the spray throws a moonbow.82
  6. Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibiaMilky Way over the dunes · 1 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente)The reserves either side of the park are among the darkest measured places on earth, and the dry months put the core of the Milky Way overhead on cloudless nights.81
  7. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.78
  8. Parque nacional de la Gran Cuenca 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosSummer astronomy programmes · 24 May – 7 Sep (normalmente)Roughly from Memorial Day to Labor Day, rangers give an evening talk followed by telescope viewing at the astronomy amphitheatre, Thursday to Sunday; no booking, but numbers are capped by the parking.78
  9. Parque nacional del Cañón Bryce 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosMilky Way season · 1 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.76
  10. Parque nacional Cañón Negro del Gunnison 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark-sky season · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon.71
  11. Parque nacional del Bosque Petrificado 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark-sky nights · 1 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente)One of the darker certified parks in the southwest, and the only way to use it is a free overnight permit into the Painted Desert wilderness, since the road gate closes at five.62
  12. Lago Tékapo 🇳🇿 Nueva ZelandaMilky Way season · 15 Abr – 15 Sep (normalmente)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.44
  13. Parque nacional de Árboles de Josué 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosPerseids and new-moon nights · 25 Jul – 20 Ago (normalmente)The park is a designated International Dark Sky Park and August's meteor shower is the busiest night of its year, with the pullouts along Park Boulevard taken by dusk.41
  14. Monte Cook 🇳🇿 Nueva ZelandaMilky Way season · 15 Abr – 15 Sep (normalmente)The park sits inside the Aoraki Mackenzie dark sky reserve and the galactic core rides highest on the long cold nights from autumn to early spring.33

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Cielos oscuros en agosto

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.87
  2. Broome 🇦🇺 AustraliaStaircase to the Moon · 1 Mar – 31 Oct (normalmente)On two or three nights around each full moon between March and October, the moon rises over the exposed mudflats of Roebuck Bay and the reflection reads as a stairway.87
  3. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChileNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.87
  4. Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibiaMilky Way over the dunes · 1 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente)The reserves either side of the park are among the darkest measured places on earth, and the dry months put the core of the Milky Way overhead on cloudless nights.79
  5. Parque nacional del Cañón Bryce 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosMilky Way season · 1 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.78
  6. Parque nacional Voyageurs 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosVoyageurs Star Party · 8 Ago – 15 Sep (normalmente)The park's free night-sky festival with Voyageurs Conservancy pairs telescopes, talks, music and paddling at the Rainy Lake and Kabetogama visitor centres; it has moved from mid-August to Labor Day and mid-September, so check the year.78
  7. Parque nacional de la Gran Cuenca 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosSummer astronomy programmes · 24 May – 7 Sep (normalmente)Roughly from Memorial Day to Labor Day, rangers give an evening talk followed by telescope viewing at the astronomy amphitheatre, Thursday to Sunday; no booking, but numbers are capped by the parking.75
  8. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.74
  9. Parque nacional Cañón Negro del Gunnison 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark-sky season · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon.74
  10. Parque nacional del Bosque Petrificado 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark-sky nights · 1 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente)One of the darker certified parks in the southwest, and the only way to use it is a free overnight permit into the Painted Desert wilderness, since the road gate closes at five.71
  11. Lago Tékapo 🇳🇿 Nueva ZelandaMilky Way season · 15 Abr – 15 Sep (normalmente)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.53
  12. Parque nacional de Árboles de Josué 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosPerseids and new-moon nights · 25 Jul – 20 Ago (normalmente)The park is a designated International Dark Sky Park and August's meteor shower is the busiest night of its year, with the pullouts along Park Boulevard taken by dusk.46
  13. Monte Cook 🇳🇿 Nueva ZelandaMilky Way season · 15 Abr – 15 Sep (normalmente)The park sits inside the Aoraki Mackenzie dark sky reserve and the galactic core rides highest on the long cold nights from autumn to early spring.40

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Cielos oscuros en septiembre

  1. Flagstaff 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosFlagstaff Star Party · 28 Sep – 6 Oct (normalmente)Telescopes out in Buffalo Park for three nights in the world's first dark sky city, which has been running amber street lighting since 2001.94
  2. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.91
  3. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChileNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.90
  4. Parque nacional Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark sky season · 15 Sep – 15 Abr (normalmente)A certified dark sky park with the nearest town of any size two hours away, and the long clear nights of the cold half-year are when it counts.82
  5. Sedona 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark-sky season · 15 Sep – 20 Nov (normalmente)Sedona keeps a lighting ordinance and the skies after the monsoon clears are the clearest of the year.82
  6. Parque nacional y reserva Grandes Dunas de Arena 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark sky season · 1 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)A certified dark sky park in a valley with almost no one in it, and you can walk out on to the sand at night without a trail.81
  7. Parque nacional Zion 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 31 Oct (normalmente)The park is certified for its night skies and the autumn air after the monsoon is the clearest of the year.80
  8. Broome 🇦🇺 AustraliaStaircase to the Moon · 1 Mar – 31 Oct (normalmente)On two or three nights around each full moon between March and October, the moon rises over the exposed mudflats of Roebuck Bay and the reflection reads as a stairway.80
  9. Parque nacional Cañón Negro del Gunnison 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark-sky season · 1 Jun – 15 Sep (normalmente)Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon.78
  10. Uadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordaniaDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.78
  11. Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibiaMilky Way over the dunes · 1 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente)The reserves either side of the park are among the darkest measured places on earth, and the dry months put the core of the Milky Way overhead on cloudless nights.77
  12. Parque nacional del Bosque Petrificado 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark-sky nights · 1 Abr – 30 Sep (normalmente)One of the darker certified parks in the southwest, and the only way to use it is a free overnight permit into the Painted Desert wilderness, since the road gate closes at five.75
  13. Parque nacional del Cañón Bryce 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosMilky Way season · 1 May – 30 Sep (normalmente)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.74
  14. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.69
  15. Parque nacional de la Gran Cuenca 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosSummer astronomy programmes · 24 May – 7 Sep (normalmente)Roughly from Memorial Day to Labor Day, rangers give an evening talk followed by telescope viewing at the astronomy amphitheatre, Thursday to Sunday; no booking, but numbers are capped by the parking.69
  16. Parque nacional Voyageurs 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosVoyageurs Star Party · 8 Ago – 15 Sep (normalmente)The park's free night-sky festival with Voyageurs Conservancy pairs telescopes, talks, music and paddling at the Rainy Lake and Kabetogama visitor centres; it has moved from mid-August to Labor Day and mid-September, so check the year.66
  17. Lago Tékapo 🇳🇿 Nueva ZelandaMilky Way season · 15 Abr – 15 Sep (normalmente)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.61
  18. Monte Cook 🇳🇿 Nueva ZelandaMilky Way season · 15 Abr – 15 Sep (normalmente)The park sits inside the Aoraki Mackenzie dark sky reserve and the galactic core rides highest on the long cold nights from autumn to early spring.42

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Cielos oscuros en octubre

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.94
  2. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChileNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.92
  3. Sedona 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark-sky season · 15 Sep – 20 Nov (normalmente)Sedona keeps a lighting ordinance and the skies after the monsoon clears are the clearest of the year.86
  4. Uadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordaniaDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.86
  5. Parque nacional Big Bend 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 Oct – 15 Abr (normalmente)The park has the least light pollution of any in the contiguous states, and the dry months either side of winter give the longest, cleanest nights for it.82
  6. Flagstaff 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosFlagstaff Star Party · 28 Sep – 6 Oct (normalmente)Telescopes out in Buffalo Park for three nights in the world's first dark sky city, which has been running amber street lighting since 2001.81
  7. Parque nacional Tierra de Cañones 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosGold-tier dark skies · 1 Oct – 31 Mar (normalmente)A gold-tier dark sky park with almost nothing on the horizon in any direction, and the long clear nights of the cold half of the year are when it shows.74
  8. Parque nacional Zion 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 31 Oct (normalmente)The park is certified for its night skies and the autumn air after the monsoon is the clearest of the year.72
  9. Broome 🇦🇺 AustraliaStaircase to the Moon · 1 Mar – 31 Oct (normalmente)On two or three nights around each full moon between March and October, the moon rises over the exposed mudflats of Roebuck Bay and the reflection reads as a stairway.72
  10. Parque nacional Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark sky season · 15 Sep – 15 Abr (normalmente)A certified dark sky park with the nearest town of any size two hours away, and the long clear nights of the cold half-year are when it counts.69
  11. Parque nacional y reserva Grandes Dunas de Arena 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark sky season · 1 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)A certified dark sky park in a valley with almost no one in it, and you can walk out on to the sand at night without a trail.69
  12. Al-Ula 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaDark-sky season · 1 Oct – 31 Mar (normalmente)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.69
  13. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.59

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Cielos oscuros en noviembre

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.94
  2. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChileNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.94
  3. Uadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordaniaDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.87
  4. Al-Ula 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaDark-sky season · 1 Oct – 31 Mar (normalmente)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.84
  5. Parque nacional Big Bend 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 Oct – 15 Abr (normalmente)The park has the least light pollution of any in the contiguous states, and the dry months either side of winter give the longest, cleanest nights for it.77
  6. Sedona 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark-sky season · 15 Sep – 20 Nov (normalmente)Sedona keeps a lighting ordinance and the skies after the monsoon clears are the clearest of the year.77
  7. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.62
  8. Parque nacional Tierra de Cañones 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosGold-tier dark skies · 1 Oct – 31 Mar (normalmente)A gold-tier dark sky park with almost nothing on the horizon in any direction, and the long clear nights of the cold half of the year are when it shows.62
  9. Parque nacional y reserva Grandes Dunas de Arena 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark sky season · 1 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)A certified dark sky park in a valley with almost no one in it, and you can walk out on to the sand at night without a trail.57
  10. Parque nacional Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark sky season · 15 Sep – 15 Abr (normalmente)A certified dark sky park with the nearest town of any size two hours away, and the long clear nights of the cold half-year are when it counts.56

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Cielos oscuros en diciembre

  1. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChileNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe valley has clear skies most nights of the year, and the tourist observatories close for the few days either side of a full moon.96
  2. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe observatory tours run on the dark half of the lunar month and simply do not go for the week around a full moon.95
  3. Al-Ula 🇸🇦 Arabia SauditaDark-sky season · 1 Oct – 31 Mar (normalmente)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.92
  4. Uadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordaniaDark-sky nights · 1 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.78
  5. Parque nacional Big Bend 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 Oct – 15 Abr (normalmente)The park has the least light pollution of any in the contiguous states, and the dry months either side of winter give the longest, cleanest nights for it.72
  6. Big Sur 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosKeyhole Arch sunset · 8–28 Dic (normalmente)For a fortnight around the solstice the setting sun lines up through the arch at Pfeiffer Beach and lights the water inside it.70
  7. Isla Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapónThe Southern Cross is up · 1 Dic – 15 Jun (normalmente)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.69
  8. Bonito 🇧🇷 BrasilSunbeam into the Gruta do Lago Azul · 15 Dic – 15 Ene (normalmente)For a few weeks around the solstice the low morning sun drops straight through the cave mouth and lights the lake from underneath.57
  9. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 Ene – 31 DicThe park runs a night train and walkway trip to the Devil's Throat only on the nights around each full moon, sold separately and months ahead.55
  10. Parque nacional Tierra de Cañones 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosGold-tier dark skies · 1 Oct – 31 Mar (normalmente)A gold-tier dark sky park with almost nothing on the horizon in any direction, and the long clear nights of the cold half of the year are when it shows.50
  11. Parque nacional y reserva Grandes Dunas de Arena 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark sky season · 1 Sep – 30 Abr (normalmente)A certified dark sky park in a valley with almost no one in it, and you can walk out on to the sand at night without a trail.45
  12. Parque nacional Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 Estados UnidosDark sky season · 15 Sep – 15 Abr (normalmente)A certified dark sky park with the nearest town of any size two hours away, and the long clear nights of the cold half-year are when it counts.43

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