Saison du ciel étoilé, mois par mois dans le monde

Soirées d’astronomie, le cœur de la Voie lactée, une chute de feu — les nuits où le ciel est l’attraction.

31 destinations sur SeasonMap, classées dans chaque mois selon le score de confort — car la question n’est pas seulement de savoir où la saison bat son plein, mais si la météo vaut le voyage pendant ce temps.

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Nombre de destinations concernées (saison du ciel étoilé) ce mois-là. Les périodes bougent un peu chaque année.

Saison du ciel étoilé en janvier

  1. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeDark-sky season · 1 oct. – 31 mars (en général)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.86
  4. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanieDark-sky nights · 1 sept. – 30 avr. (en général)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.76
  5. Ishigaki-jima 🇯🇵 JaponThe Southern Cross is up · 1 déc. – 15 juin (en général)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.73
  6. Parc national de Big Bend 🇺🇸 États-UnisDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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 🇧🇷 BrésilSunbeam into the Gruta do Lago Azul · 15 déc. – 15 janv. (en général)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 🇦🇷 ArgentineFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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. Parc national des Canyonlands 🇺🇸 États-UnisGold-tier dark skies · 1 oct. – 31 mars (en général)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. Parc national de Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark sky season · 15 sept. – 15 avr. (en général)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. Parc national et réserve des Great Sand Dunes 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark sky season · 1 sept. – 30 avr. (en général)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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Saison du ciel étoilé en février

  1. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeDark-sky season · 1 oct. – 31 mars (en général)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.94
  4. Ishigaki-jima 🇯🇵 JaponThe Southern Cross is up · 1 déc. – 15 juin (en général)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.79
  5. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanieDark-sky nights · 1 sept. – 30 avr. (en général)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.79
  6. Parc national de Big Bend 🇺🇸 États-UnisDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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 🇬🇧 Royaume-UniDark Skies Festival · 10 févr. – 2 mars (en général)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. Chutes Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15 févr. – 15 juil. (en général)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 🇦🇷 ArgentineFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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. Parc national des Canyonlands 🇺🇸 États-UnisGold-tier dark skies · 1 oct. – 31 mars (en général)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. Parc national de Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark sky season · 15 sept. – 15 avr. (en général)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. Parc national et réserve des Great Sand Dunes 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark sky season · 1 sept. – 30 avr. (en général)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. Parc national de Yosemite 🇺🇸 États-UnisHorsetail Fall at sunset · 8–27 févr. (en général)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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Saison du ciel étoilé en mars

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeDark-sky season · 1 oct. – 31 mars (en général)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.89
  4. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanieDark-sky nights · 1 sept. – 30 avr. (en général)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.85
  5. Parc national de Big Bend 🇺🇸 États-UnisDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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-jima 🇯🇵 JaponThe Southern Cross is up · 1 déc. – 15 juin (en général)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.80
  7. Villa de Leyva 🇨🇴 ColombieFestival de Astronomia · 14–26 mars (en général)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. Chutes Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15 févr. – 15 juil. (en général)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 🇬🇧 Royaume-UniDark Skies Festival · 10 févr. – 2 mars (en général)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 🇿🇲 ZambieLunar rainbow nights · 1 mars – 31 juil. (en général)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. Parc national des Canyonlands 🇺🇸 États-UnisGold-tier dark skies · 1 oct. – 31 mars (en général)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 Reap 🇰🇭 CambodgeAngkor Wat equinox sunrise · 18–24 mars (en général)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. Parc national de Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark sky season · 15 sept. – 15 avr. (en général)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. Parc national et réserve des Great Sand Dunes 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark sky season · 1 sept. – 30 avr. (en général)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 🇦🇺 AustralieStaircase to the Moon · 1 mars – 31 oct. (en général)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 🇦🇷 ArgentineFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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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Saison du ciel étoilé en avril

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇯🇴 JordanieDark-sky nights · 1 sept. – 30 avr. (en général)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.88
  4. Parc national de Big Bend 🇺🇸 États-UnisDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeAlUla Skies Festival · 10–30 avr. (en général)Ten days of balloon flights over Hegra at dawn and tethered glow nights after dark.77
  6. Parc national de Petrified Forest 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark-sky nights · 1 avr. – 30 sept. (en général)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 🇳🇦 NamibieMilky Way over the dunes · 1 avr. – 30 sept. (en général)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-jima 🇯🇵 JaponThe Southern Cross is up · 1 déc. – 15 juin (en général)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.75
  9. Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambieLunar rainbow nights · 1 mars – 31 juil. (en général)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. Chutes Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15 févr. – 15 juil. (en général)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. Parc national de Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark sky season · 15 sept. – 15 avr. (en général)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. Lac Tekapo 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeMilky Way season · 15 avr. – 15 sept. (en général)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.67
  13. Parc national et réserve des Great Sand Dunes 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark sky season · 1 sept. – 30 avr. (en général)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 🇦🇺 AustralieStaircase to the Moon · 1 mars – 31 oct. (en général)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 🇦🇷 ArgentineFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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. Aoraki/Mont Cook 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeMilky Way season · 15 avr. – 15 sept. (en général)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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Saison du ciel étoilé en mai

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇿🇲 ZambieLunar rainbow nights · 1 mars – 31 juil. (en général)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. Chutes Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15 févr. – 15 juil. (en général)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 🇦🇺 AustralieStaircase to the Moon · 1 mars – 31 oct. (en général)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 🇳🇦 NamibieMilky Way over the dunes · 1 avr. – 30 sept. (en général)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. Parc national de Petrified Forest 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark-sky nights · 1 avr. – 30 sept. (en général)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 🇦🇷 ArgentineFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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. Parc national de Bryce Canyon 🇺🇸 États-UnisMilky Way season · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.68
  10. Parc national du Grand Bassin 🇺🇸 États-UnisSummer astronomy programmes · 24 mai – 7 sept. (en général)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-jima 🇯🇵 JaponThe Southern Cross is up · 1 déc. – 15 juin (en général)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.60
  12. Lac Tekapo 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeMilky Way season · 15 avr. – 15 sept. (en général)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.58
  13. Aoraki/Mont Cook 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeMilky Way season · 15 avr. – 15 sept. (en général)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

Au programme dans le monde en mai →

Saison du ciel étoilé en juin

  1. Broome 🇦🇺 AustralieStaircase to the Moon · 1 mars – 31 oct. (en général)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 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇿🇲 ZambieLunar rainbow nights · 1 mars – 31 juil. (en général)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. Chutes Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15 févr. – 15 juil. (en général)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 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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. Parc national de Bryce Canyon 🇺🇸 États-UnisMilky Way season · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.80
  7. Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibieMilky Way over the dunes · 1 avr. – 30 sept. (en général)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. Parc national de Black Canyon of the Gunnison 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark-sky season · 1 juin – 15 sept. (en général)Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon.75
  9. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentineFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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. Parc national de Petrified Forest 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark-sky nights · 1 avr. – 30 sept. (en général)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. Parc national du Grand Bassin 🇺🇸 États-UnisSummer astronomy programmes · 24 mai – 7 sept. (en général)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-jima 🇯🇵 JaponThe Southern Cross is up · 1 déc. – 15 juin (en général)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.57
  13. Lac Tekapo 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeMilky Way season · 15 avr. – 15 sept. (en général)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.48
  14. Aoraki/Mont Cook 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeMilky Way season · 15 avr. – 15 sept. (en général)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

Au programme dans le monde en juin →

Saison du ciel étoilé en juillet

  1. Broome 🇦🇺 AustralieStaircase to the Moon · 1 mars – 31 oct. (en général)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 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇿🇲 ZambieLunar rainbow nights · 1 mars – 31 juil. (en général)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. Chutes Victoria 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15 févr. – 15 juil. (en général)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 🇳🇦 NamibieMilky Way over the dunes · 1 avr. – 30 sept. (en général)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 🇦🇷 ArgentineFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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. Parc national du Grand Bassin 🇺🇸 États-UnisSummer astronomy programmes · 24 mai – 7 sept. (en général)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. Parc national de Bryce Canyon 🇺🇸 États-UnisMilky Way season · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.76
  10. Parc national de Black Canyon of the Gunnison 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark-sky season · 1 juin – 15 sept. (en général)Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon.71
  11. Parc national de Petrified Forest 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark-sky nights · 1 avr. – 30 sept. (en général)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. Lac Tekapo 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeMilky Way season · 15 avr. – 15 sept. (en général)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.44
  13. Parc national de Joshua Tree 🇺🇸 États-UnisPerseids and new-moon nights · 25 juil. – 20 août (en général)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. Aoraki/Mont Cook 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeMilky Way season · 15 avr. – 15 sept. (en général)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

Au programme dans le monde en juillet →

Saison du ciel étoilé en août

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇦🇺 AustralieStaircase to the Moon · 1 mars – 31 oct. (en général)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 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇳🇦 NamibieMilky Way over the dunes · 1 avr. – 30 sept. (en général)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. Parc national de Bryce Canyon 🇺🇸 États-UnisMilky Way season · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.78
  6. Parc national des Voyageurs 🇺🇸 États-UnisVoyageurs Star Party · 8 août – 15 sept. (en général)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. Parc national du Grand Bassin 🇺🇸 États-UnisSummer astronomy programmes · 24 mai – 7 sept. (en général)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 🇦🇷 ArgentineFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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. Parc national de Black Canyon of the Gunnison 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark-sky season · 1 juin – 15 sept. (en général)Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon.74
  10. Parc national de Petrified Forest 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark-sky nights · 1 avr. – 30 sept. (en général)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. Lac Tekapo 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeMilky Way season · 15 avr. – 15 sept. (en général)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.53
  12. Parc national de Joshua Tree 🇺🇸 États-UnisPerseids and new-moon nights · 25 juil. – 20 août (en général)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. Aoraki/Mont Cook 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeMilky Way season · 15 avr. – 15 sept. (en général)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

Au programme dans le monde en août →

Saison du ciel étoilé en septembre

  1. Flagstaff 🇺🇸 États-UnisFlagstaff Star Party · 28 sept. – 6 oct. (en général)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 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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. Parc national de Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark sky season · 15 sept. – 15 avr. (en général)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 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark-sky season · 15 sept. – 20 nov. (en général)Sedona keeps a lighting ordinance and the skies after the monsoon clears are the clearest of the year.82
  6. Parc national et réserve des Great Sand Dunes 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark sky season · 1 sept. – 30 avr. (en général)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. Parc national de Zion 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark-sky nights · 1 sept. – 31 oct. (en général)The park is certified for its night skies and the autumn air after the monsoon is the clearest of the year.80
  8. Broome 🇦🇺 AustralieStaircase to the Moon · 1 mars – 31 oct. (en général)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. Parc national de Black Canyon of the Gunnison 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark-sky season · 1 juin – 15 sept. (en général)Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon.78
  10. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanieDark-sky nights · 1 sept. – 30 avr. (en général)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.78
  11. Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibieMilky Way over the dunes · 1 avr. – 30 sept. (en général)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. Parc national de Petrified Forest 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark-sky nights · 1 avr. – 30 sept. (en général)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. Parc national de Bryce Canyon 🇺🇸 États-UnisMilky Way season · 1 mai – 30 sept. (en général)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.74
  14. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentineFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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. Parc national du Grand Bassin 🇺🇸 États-UnisSummer astronomy programmes · 24 mai – 7 sept. (en général)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. Parc national des Voyageurs 🇺🇸 États-UnisVoyageurs Star Party · 8 août – 15 sept. (en général)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. Lac Tekapo 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeMilky Way season · 15 avr. – 15 sept. (en général)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.61
  18. Aoraki/Mont Cook 🇳🇿 Nouvelle-ZélandeMilky Way season · 15 avr. – 15 sept. (en général)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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Saison du ciel étoilé en octobre

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark-sky season · 15 sept. – 20 nov. (en général)Sedona keeps a lighting ordinance and the skies after the monsoon clears are the clearest of the year.86
  4. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanieDark-sky nights · 1 sept. – 30 avr. (en général)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.86
  5. Parc national de Big Bend 🇺🇸 États-UnisDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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 🇺🇸 États-UnisFlagstaff Star Party · 28 sept. – 6 oct. (en général)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. Parc national des Canyonlands 🇺🇸 États-UnisGold-tier dark skies · 1 oct. – 31 mars (en général)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. Parc national de Zion 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark-sky nights · 1 sept. – 31 oct. (en général)The park is certified for its night skies and the autumn air after the monsoon is the clearest of the year.72
  9. Broome 🇦🇺 AustralieStaircase to the Moon · 1 mars – 31 oct. (en général)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. Parc national de Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark sky season · 15 sept. – 15 avr. (en général)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. Parc national et réserve des Great Sand Dunes 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark sky season · 1 sept. – 30 avr. (en général)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 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeDark-sky season · 1 oct. – 31 mars (en général)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.69
  13. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentineFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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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Saison du ciel étoilé en novembre

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇯🇴 JordanieDark-sky nights · 1 sept. – 30 avr. (en général)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.87
  4. Al-'Ula 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeDark-sky season · 1 oct. – 31 mars (en général)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.84
  5. Parc national de Big Bend 🇺🇸 États-UnisDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark-sky season · 15 sept. – 20 nov. (en général)Sedona keeps a lighting ordinance and the skies after the monsoon clears are the clearest of the year.77
  7. Puerto Iguazú 🇦🇷 ArgentineFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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. Parc national des Canyonlands 🇺🇸 États-UnisGold-tier dark skies · 1 oct. – 31 mars (en général)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. Parc national et réserve des Great Sand Dunes 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark sky season · 1 sept. – 30 avr. (en général)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. Parc national de Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark sky season · 15 sept. – 15 avr. (en général)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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Saison du ciel étoilé en décembre

  1. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChiliNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇨🇱 ChiliStargazing and the moon · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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 🇸🇦 Arabie saouditeDark-sky season · 1 oct. – 31 mars (en général)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.92
  4. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanieDark-sky nights · 1 sept. – 30 avr. (en général)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.78
  5. Parc national de Big Bend 🇺🇸 États-UnisDarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 oct. – 15 avr. (en général)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 🇺🇸 États-UnisKeyhole Arch sunset · 8–28 déc. (en général)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-jima 🇯🇵 JaponThe Southern Cross is up · 1 déc. – 15 juin (en général)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.69
  8. Bonito 🇧🇷 BrésilSunbeam into the Gruta do Lago Azul · 15 déc. – 15 janv. (en général)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 🇦🇷 ArgentineFull moon walk to the Garganta · 1 janv. – 31 déc.The 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. Parc national des Canyonlands 🇺🇸 États-UnisGold-tier dark skies · 1 oct. – 31 mars (en général)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. Parc national et réserve des Great Sand Dunes 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark sky season · 1 sept. – 30 avr. (en général)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. Parc national de Capitol Reef 🇺🇸 États-UnisDark sky season · 15 sept. – 15 avr. (en général)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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