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Tähtitaivaan kausi — tammikuu

  1. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChileNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. AlUla 🇸🇦 Saudi-ArabiaDark-sky season · 1. loka – 31. maalis (yleensä)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.86
  4. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordaniaDark-sky nights · 1. syys – 30. huhti (yleensä)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.76
  5. Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapaniThe Southern Cross is up · 1. joulu – 15. kesä (yleensä)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.73
  6. Big Bendin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15. loka – 15. huhti (yleensä)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 🇧🇷 BrasiliaSunbeam into the Gruta do Lago Azul · 15. joulu – 15. tammi (yleensä)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 🇦🇷 ArgentiinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. Canyonlandsin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USAGold-tier dark skies · 1. loka – 31. maalis (yleensä)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. Capitol Reefin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 15. syys – 15. huhti (yleensä)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. Great Sand Dunesin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 1. syys – 30. huhti (yleensä)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

Mitä maailmalla on menossa — tammikuu →

Tähtitaivaan kausi — helmikuu

  1. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChileNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. AlUla 🇸🇦 Saudi-ArabiaDark-sky season · 1. loka – 31. maalis (yleensä)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.94
  4. Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapaniThe Southern Cross is up · 1. joulu – 15. kesä (yleensä)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.79
  5. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordaniaDark-sky nights · 1. syys – 30. huhti (yleensä)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.79
  6. Big Bendin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15. loka – 15. huhti (yleensä)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 🇬🇧 Iso-BritanniaDark Skies Festival · 10. helmi – 2. maalis (yleensä)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. Victorian putoukset 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15. helmi – 15. heinä (yleensä)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 🇦🇷 ArgentiinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. Canyonlandsin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USAGold-tier dark skies · 1. loka – 31. maalis (yleensä)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. Capitol Reefin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 15. syys – 15. huhti (yleensä)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. Great Sand Dunesin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 1. syys – 30. huhti (yleensä)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. Yosemiten kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USAHorsetail Fall at sunset · 8.–27. helmi (yleensä)For about two weeks in mid-February the last sun hits Horsetail Fall and the water glows orange for ten minutes.33

Mitä maailmalla on menossa — helmikuu →

Tähtitaivaan kausi — maaliskuu

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. AlUla 🇸🇦 Saudi-ArabiaDark-sky season · 1. loka – 31. maalis (yleensä)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.89
  4. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordaniaDark-sky nights · 1. syys – 30. huhti (yleensä)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.85
  5. Big Bendin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15. loka – 15. huhti (yleensä)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. Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapaniThe Southern Cross is up · 1. joulu – 15. kesä (yleensä)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.80
  7. Villa de Leyva 🇨🇴 KolumbiaFestival de Astronomia · 14.–26. maalis (yleensä)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. Victorian putoukset 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15. helmi – 15. heinä (yleensä)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 🇬🇧 Iso-BritanniaDark Skies Festival · 10. helmi – 2. maalis (yleensä)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 🇿🇲 SambiaLunar rainbow nights · 1. maalis – 31. heinä (yleensä)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. Canyonlandsin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USAGold-tier dark skies · 1. loka – 31. maalis (yleensä)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. Siĕm Réab 🇰🇭 KambodžaAngkor Wat equinox sunrise · 18.–24. maalis (yleensä)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. Capitol Reefin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 15. syys – 15. huhti (yleensä)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. Great Sand Dunesin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 1. syys – 30. huhti (yleensä)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. maalis – 31. loka (yleensä)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 🇦🇷 ArgentiinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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

Mitä maailmalla on menossa — maaliskuu →

Tähtitaivaan kausi — huhtikuu

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordaniaDark-sky nights · 1. syys – 30. huhti (yleensä)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.88
  4. Big Bendin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15. loka – 15. huhti (yleensä)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. AlUla 🇸🇦 Saudi-ArabiaAlUla Skies Festival · 10.–30. huhti (yleensä)Ten days of balloon flights over Hegra at dawn and tethered glow nights after dark.77
  6. Petrified Forestin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark-sky nights · 1. huhti – 30. syys (yleensä)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. huhti – 30. syys (yleensä)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. Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapaniThe Southern Cross is up · 1. joulu – 15. kesä (yleensä)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.75
  9. Livingstone 🇿🇲 SambiaLunar rainbow nights · 1. maalis – 31. heinä (yleensä)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. Victorian putoukset 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15. helmi – 15. heinä (yleensä)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. Capitol Reefin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 15. syys – 15. huhti (yleensä)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. Lake Tekapo 🇳🇿 Uusi-SeelantiMilky Way season · 15. huhti – 15. syys (yleensä)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.67
  13. Great Sand Dunesin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 1. syys – 30. huhti (yleensä)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. maalis – 31. loka (yleensä)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 🇦🇷 ArgentiinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. Mount Cook 🇳🇿 Uusi-SeelantiMilky Way season · 15. huhti – 15. syys (yleensä)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

Mitä maailmalla on menossa — huhtikuu →

Tähtitaivaan kausi — toukokuu

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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 🇿🇲 SambiaLunar rainbow nights · 1. maalis – 31. heinä (yleensä)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. Victorian putoukset 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15. helmi – 15. heinä (yleensä)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. maalis – 31. loka (yleensä)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. huhti – 30. syys (yleensä)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. Petrified Forestin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark-sky nights · 1. huhti – 30. syys (yleensä)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 🇦🇷 ArgentiinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. Bryce Canyonin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USAMilky Way season · 1. touko – 30. syys (yleensä)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.68
  10. Great Basinin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USASummer astronomy programmes · 24. touko – 7. syys (yleensä)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. Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapaniThe Southern Cross is up · 1. joulu – 15. kesä (yleensä)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.60
  12. Lake Tekapo 🇳🇿 Uusi-SeelantiMilky Way season · 15. huhti – 15. syys (yleensä)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.58
  13. Mount Cook 🇳🇿 Uusi-SeelantiMilky Way season · 15. huhti – 15. syys (yleensä)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

Mitä maailmalla on menossa — toukokuu →

Tähtitaivaan kausi — kesäkuu

  1. Broome 🇦🇺 AustraliaStaircase to the Moon · 1. maalis – 31. loka (yleensä)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. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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 🇿🇲 SambiaLunar rainbow nights · 1. maalis – 31. heinä (yleensä)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. Victorian putoukset 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15. helmi – 15. heinä (yleensä)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. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. Bryce Canyonin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USAMilky Way season · 1. touko – 30. syys (yleensä)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. huhti – 30. syys (yleensä)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. Black Canyon of the Gunnisonin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark-sky season · 1. kesä – 15. syys (yleensä)Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon.75
  9. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentiinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. Petrified Forestin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark-sky nights · 1. huhti – 30. syys (yleensä)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. Great Basinin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USASummer astronomy programmes · 24. touko – 7. syys (yleensä)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. Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapaniThe Southern Cross is up · 1. joulu – 15. kesä (yleensä)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.57
  13. Lake Tekapo 🇳🇿 Uusi-SeelantiMilky Way season · 15. huhti – 15. syys (yleensä)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.48
  14. Mount Cook 🇳🇿 Uusi-SeelantiMilky Way season · 15. huhti – 15. syys (yleensä)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

Mitä maailmalla on menossa — kesäkuu →

Tähtitaivaan kausi — heinäkuu

  1. Broome 🇦🇺 AustraliaStaircase to the Moon · 1. maalis – 31. loka (yleensä)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. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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 🇿🇲 SambiaLunar rainbow nights · 1. maalis – 31. heinä (yleensä)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. Victorian putoukset 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15. helmi – 15. heinä (yleensä)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. huhti – 30. syys (yleensä)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 🇦🇷 ArgentiinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. Great Basinin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USASummer astronomy programmes · 24. touko – 7. syys (yleensä)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. Bryce Canyonin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USAMilky Way season · 1. touko – 30. syys (yleensä)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.76
  10. Black Canyon of the Gunnisonin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark-sky season · 1. kesä – 15. syys (yleensä)Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon.71
  11. Petrified Forestin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark-sky nights · 1. huhti – 30. syys (yleensä)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. Lake Tekapo 🇳🇿 Uusi-SeelantiMilky Way season · 15. huhti – 15. syys (yleensä)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.44
  13. Joshua Treen kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USAPerseids and new-moon nights · 25. heinä – 20. elo (yleensä)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. Mount Cook 🇳🇿 Uusi-SeelantiMilky Way season · 15. huhti – 15. syys (yleensä)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

Mitä maailmalla on menossa — heinäkuu →

Tähtitaivaan kausi — elokuu

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. maalis – 31. loka (yleensä)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. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. huhti – 30. syys (yleensä)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. Bryce Canyonin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USAMilky Way season · 1. touko – 30. syys (yleensä)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.78
  6. Voyageursin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USAVoyageurs Star Party · 8. elo – 15. syys (yleensä)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. Great Basinin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USASummer astronomy programmes · 24. touko – 7. syys (yleensä)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 🇦🇷 ArgentiinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. Black Canyon of the Gunnisonin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark-sky season · 1. kesä – 15. syys (yleensä)Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon.74
  10. Petrified Forestin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark-sky nights · 1. huhti – 30. syys (yleensä)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. Lake Tekapo 🇳🇿 Uusi-SeelantiMilky Way season · 15. huhti – 15. syys (yleensä)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.53
  12. Joshua Treen kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USAPerseids and new-moon nights · 25. heinä – 20. elo (yleensä)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. Mount Cook 🇳🇿 Uusi-SeelantiMilky Way season · 15. huhti – 15. syys (yleensä)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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Tähtitaivaan kausi — syyskuu

  1. Flagstaff 🇺🇸 USAFlagstaff Star Party · 28. syys – 6. loka (yleensä)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. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. Capitol Reefin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 15. syys – 15. huhti (yleensä)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 🇺🇸 USADark-sky season · 15. syys – 20. marras (yleensä)Sedona keeps a lighting ordinance and the skies after the monsoon clears are the clearest of the year.82
  6. Great Sand Dunesin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 1. syys – 30. huhti (yleensä)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. Zionin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark-sky nights · 1. syys – 31. loka (yleensä)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. maalis – 31. loka (yleensä)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. Black Canyon of the Gunnisonin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark-sky season · 1. kesä – 15. syys (yleensä)Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon.78
  10. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordaniaDark-sky nights · 1. syys – 30. huhti (yleensä)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. huhti – 30. syys (yleensä)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. Petrified Forestin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark-sky nights · 1. huhti – 30. syys (yleensä)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. Bryce Canyonin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USAMilky Way season · 1. touko – 30. syys (yleensä)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.74
  14. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentiinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. Great Basinin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USASummer astronomy programmes · 24. touko – 7. syys (yleensä)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. Voyageursin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USAVoyageurs Star Party · 8. elo – 15. syys (yleensä)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. Lake Tekapo 🇳🇿 Uusi-SeelantiMilky Way season · 15. huhti – 15. syys (yleensä)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.61
  18. Mount Cook 🇳🇿 Uusi-SeelantiMilky Way season · 15. huhti – 15. syys (yleensä)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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  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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 🇺🇸 USADark-sky season · 15. syys – 20. marras (yleensä)Sedona keeps a lighting ordinance and the skies after the monsoon clears are the clearest of the year.86
  4. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordaniaDark-sky nights · 1. syys – 30. huhti (yleensä)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.86
  5. Big Bendin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15. loka – 15. huhti (yleensä)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 🇺🇸 USAFlagstaff Star Party · 28. syys – 6. loka (yleensä)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. Canyonlandsin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USAGold-tier dark skies · 1. loka – 31. maalis (yleensä)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. Zionin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark-sky nights · 1. syys – 31. loka (yleensä)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. maalis – 31. loka (yleensä)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. Capitol Reefin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 15. syys – 15. huhti (yleensä)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. Great Sand Dunesin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 1. syys – 30. huhti (yleensä)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. AlUla 🇸🇦 Saudi-ArabiaDark-sky season · 1. loka – 31. maalis (yleensä)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.69
  13. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentiinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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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  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordaniaDark-sky nights · 1. syys – 30. huhti (yleensä)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.87
  4. AlUla 🇸🇦 Saudi-ArabiaDark-sky season · 1. loka – 31. maalis (yleensä)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.84
  5. Big Bendin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15. loka – 15. huhti (yleensä)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 🇺🇸 USADark-sky season · 15. syys – 20. marras (yleensä)Sedona keeps a lighting ordinance and the skies after the monsoon clears are the clearest of the year.77
  7. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentiinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. Canyonlandsin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USAGold-tier dark skies · 1. loka – 31. maalis (yleensä)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. Great Sand Dunesin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 1. syys – 30. huhti (yleensä)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. Capitol Reefin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 15. syys – 15. huhti (yleensä)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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  1. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChileNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. AlUla 🇸🇦 Saudi-ArabiaDark-sky season · 1. loka – 31. maalis (yleensä)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.92
  4. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordaniaDark-sky nights · 1. syys – 30. huhti (yleensä)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.78
  5. Big Bendin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15. loka – 15. huhti (yleensä)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 🇺🇸 USAKeyhole Arch sunset · 8.–28. joulu (yleensä)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. Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapaniThe Southern Cross is up · 1. joulu – 15. kesä (yleensä)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.69
  8. Bonito 🇧🇷 BrasiliaSunbeam into the Gruta do Lago Azul · 15. joulu – 15. tammi (yleensä)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 🇦🇷 ArgentiinaFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1. tammi – 31. jouluThe 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. Canyonlandsin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USAGold-tier dark skies · 1. loka – 31. maalis (yleensä)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. Great Sand Dunesin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 1. syys – 30. huhti (yleensä)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. Capitol Reefin kansallispuisto 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 15. syys – 15. huhti (yleensä)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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