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Mörkersäsong i januari

  1. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChileNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 jan – 31 decThe 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 jan – 31 decThe 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 🇸🇦 SaudiarabienDark-sky season · 1 okt – 31 mar (vanligtvis)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.86
  4. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanienDark-sky nights · 1 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.76
  5. Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapanThe Southern Cross is up · 1 dec – 15 jun (vanligtvis)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.73
  6. Big Bend nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 okt – 15 apr (vanligtvis)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 🇧🇷 BrasilienSunbeam into the Gruta do Lago Azul · 15 dec – 15 jan (vanligtvis)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 jan – 31 decThe 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. Canyonlands nationalpark 🇺🇸 USAGold-tier dark skies · 1 okt – 31 mar (vanligtvis)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 Reef nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 15 sep – 15 apr (vanligtvis)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 Dunes nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 1 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)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

Vad som är på gång i världen i januari →

Mörkersäsong i februari

  1. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChileNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 jan – 31 decThe 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 jan – 31 decThe 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 🇸🇦 SaudiarabienDark-sky season · 1 okt – 31 mar (vanligtvis)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.94
  4. Ishigaki 🇯🇵 JapanThe Southern Cross is up · 1 dec – 15 jun (vanligtvis)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.79
  5. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanienDark-sky nights · 1 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.79
  6. Big Bend nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 okt – 15 apr (vanligtvis)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 🇬🇧 StorbritannienDark Skies Festival · 10 feb – 2 mar (vanligtvis)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. Victoriafallen 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15 feb – 15 jul (vanligtvis)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 jan – 31 decThe 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. Canyonlands nationalpark 🇺🇸 USAGold-tier dark skies · 1 okt – 31 mar (vanligtvis)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 Reef nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 15 sep – 15 apr (vanligtvis)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 Dunes nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 1 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)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. Yosemite nationalpark 🇺🇸 USAHorsetail Fall at sunset · 8–27 feb (vanligtvis)For about two weeks in mid-February the last sun hits Horsetail Fall and the water glows orange for ten minutes.33

Vad som är på gång i världen i februari →

Mörkersäsong i mars

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1 jan – 31 decThe 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 jan – 31 decThe 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 🇸🇦 SaudiarabienDark-sky season · 1 okt – 31 mar (vanligtvis)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.89
  4. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanienDark-sky nights · 1 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.85
  5. Big Bend nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 okt – 15 apr (vanligtvis)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 🇯🇵 JapanThe Southern Cross is up · 1 dec – 15 jun (vanligtvis)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 (vanligtvis)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. Victoriafallen 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15 feb – 15 jul (vanligtvis)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 🇬🇧 StorbritannienDark Skies Festival · 10 feb – 2 mar (vanligtvis)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 (vanligtvis)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. Canyonlands nationalpark 🇺🇸 USAGold-tier dark skies · 1 okt – 31 mar (vanligtvis)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 🇰🇭 KambodjaAngkor Wat equinox sunrise · 18–24 mar (vanligtvis)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 Reef nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 15 sep – 15 apr (vanligtvis)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 Dunes nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 1 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)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 🇦🇺 AustralienStaircase to the Moon · 1 mar – 31 okt (vanligtvis)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 jan – 31 decThe 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

Vad som är på gång i världen i mars →

Mörkersäsong i april

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1 jan – 31 decThe 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 jan – 31 decThe 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 🇯🇴 JordanienDark-sky nights · 1 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.88
  4. Big Bend nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 okt – 15 apr (vanligtvis)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 🇸🇦 SaudiarabienAlUla Skies Festival · 10–30 apr (vanligtvis)Ten days of balloon flights over Hegra at dawn and tethered glow nights after dark.77
  6. Petrified Forest 🇺🇸 USADark-sky nights · 1 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis)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 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis)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 🇯🇵 JapanThe Southern Cross is up · 1 dec – 15 jun (vanligtvis)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 (vanligtvis)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. Victoriafallen 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15 feb – 15 jul (vanligtvis)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 Reef nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 15 sep – 15 apr (vanligtvis)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 🇳🇿 Nya ZeelandMilky Way season · 15 apr – 15 sep (vanligtvis)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.67
  13. Great Sand Dunes nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 1 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)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 🇦🇺 AustralienStaircase to the Moon · 1 mar – 31 okt (vanligtvis)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 jan – 31 decThe 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/Mount Cook 🇳🇿 Nya ZeelandMilky Way season · 15 apr – 15 sep (vanligtvis)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

Vad som är på gång i världen i april →

Mörkersäsong i maj

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1 jan – 31 decThe 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 jan – 31 decThe 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 (vanligtvis)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. Victoriafallen 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15 feb – 15 jul (vanligtvis)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 🇦🇺 AustralienStaircase to the Moon · 1 mar – 31 okt (vanligtvis)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 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis)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 Forest 🇺🇸 USADark-sky nights · 1 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis)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 jan – 31 decThe 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 Canyon nationalpark 🇺🇸 USAMilky Way season · 1 maj – 30 sep (vanligtvis)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.68
  10. Great Basin nationalpark 🇺🇸 USASummer astronomy programmes · 24 maj – 7 sep (vanligtvis)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 🇯🇵 JapanThe Southern Cross is up · 1 dec – 15 jun (vanligtvis)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.60
  12. Lake Tekapo 🇳🇿 Nya ZeelandMilky Way season · 15 apr – 15 sep (vanligtvis)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.58
  13. Aoraki/Mount Cook 🇳🇿 Nya ZeelandMilky Way season · 15 apr – 15 sep (vanligtvis)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

Vad som är på gång i världen i maj →

Mörkersäsong i juni

  1. Broome 🇦🇺 AustralienStaircase to the Moon · 1 mar – 31 okt (vanligtvis)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 jan – 31 decThe 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 (vanligtvis)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. Victoriafallen 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15 feb – 15 jul (vanligtvis)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 jan – 31 decThe 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 Canyon nationalpark 🇺🇸 USAMilky Way season · 1 maj – 30 sep (vanligtvis)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 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis)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 Gunnison nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark-sky season · 1 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis)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 jan – 31 decThe 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 Forest 🇺🇸 USADark-sky nights · 1 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis)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 Basin nationalpark 🇺🇸 USASummer astronomy programmes · 24 maj – 7 sep (vanligtvis)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 🇯🇵 JapanThe Southern Cross is up · 1 dec – 15 jun (vanligtvis)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.57
  13. Lake Tekapo 🇳🇿 Nya ZeelandMilky Way season · 15 apr – 15 sep (vanligtvis)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.48
  14. Aoraki/Mount Cook 🇳🇿 Nya ZeelandMilky Way season · 15 apr – 15 sep (vanligtvis)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

Vad som är på gång i världen i juni →

Mörkersäsong i juli

  1. Broome 🇦🇺 AustralienStaircase to the Moon · 1 mar – 31 okt (vanligtvis)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 jan – 31 decThe 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 jan – 31 decThe 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 (vanligtvis)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. Victoriafallen 🇿🇼 ZimbabweLunar rainbow nights · 15 feb – 15 jul (vanligtvis)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 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis)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 jan – 31 decThe 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 Basin nationalpark 🇺🇸 USASummer astronomy programmes · 24 maj – 7 sep (vanligtvis)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 Canyon nationalpark 🇺🇸 USAMilky Way season · 1 maj – 30 sep (vanligtvis)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 Gunnison nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark-sky season · 1 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis)Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon.71
  11. Petrified Forest 🇺🇸 USADark-sky nights · 1 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis)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 🇳🇿 Nya ZeelandMilky Way season · 15 apr – 15 sep (vanligtvis)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.44
  13. Joshua Tree nationalpark 🇺🇸 USAPerseids and new-moon nights · 25 jul – 20 aug (vanligtvis)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/Mount Cook 🇳🇿 Nya ZeelandMilky Way season · 15 apr – 15 sep (vanligtvis)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

Vad som är på gång i världen i juli →

Mörkersäsong i augusti

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1 jan – 31 decThe 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 🇦🇺 AustralienStaircase to the Moon · 1 mar – 31 okt (vanligtvis)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 jan – 31 decThe 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 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis)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 Canyon nationalpark 🇺🇸 USAMilky Way season · 1 maj – 30 sep (vanligtvis)Some of the darkest skies left in the country, and the galactic core is up after dark from late spring.78
  6. Voyageurs nationalpark 🇺🇸 USAVoyageurs Star Party · 8 aug – 15 sep (vanligtvis)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 Basin nationalpark 🇺🇸 USASummer astronomy programmes · 24 maj – 7 sep (vanligtvis)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 jan – 31 decThe 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 Gunnison nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark-sky season · 1 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis)Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon.74
  10. Petrified Forest 🇺🇸 USADark-sky nights · 1 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis)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 🇳🇿 Nya ZeelandMilky Way season · 15 apr – 15 sep (vanligtvis)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.53
  12. Joshua Tree nationalpark 🇺🇸 USAPerseids and new-moon nights · 25 jul – 20 aug (vanligtvis)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/Mount Cook 🇳🇿 Nya ZeelandMilky Way season · 15 apr – 15 sep (vanligtvis)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

Vad som är på gång i världen i augusti →

Mörkersäsong i september

  1. Flagstaff 🇺🇸 USAFlagstaff Star Party · 28 sep – 6 okt (vanligtvis)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 jan – 31 decThe 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 jan – 31 decThe 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 Reef nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 15 sep – 15 apr (vanligtvis)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 sep – 20 nov (vanligtvis)Sedona keeps a lighting ordinance and the skies after the monsoon clears are the clearest of the year.82
  6. Great Sand Dunes nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 1 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)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. Zions nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark-sky nights · 1 sep – 31 okt (vanligtvis)The park is certified for its night skies and the autumn air after the monsoon is the clearest of the year.80
  8. Broome 🇦🇺 AustralienStaircase to the Moon · 1 mar – 31 okt (vanligtvis)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 Gunnison nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark-sky season · 1 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis)Certified as a dark sky park in 2015, and on summer nights the galactic centre stands over the canyon.78
  10. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanienDark-sky nights · 1 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)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 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis)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 Forest 🇺🇸 USADark-sky nights · 1 apr – 30 sep (vanligtvis)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 Canyon nationalpark 🇺🇸 USAMilky Way season · 1 maj – 30 sep (vanligtvis)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 jan – 31 decThe 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 Basin nationalpark 🇺🇸 USASummer astronomy programmes · 24 maj – 7 sep (vanligtvis)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. Voyageurs nationalpark 🇺🇸 USAVoyageurs Star Party · 8 aug – 15 sep (vanligtvis)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 🇳🇿 Nya ZeelandMilky Way season · 15 apr – 15 sep (vanligtvis)The town sits inside a dark sky reserve with its street lights shielded for the observatory.61
  18. Aoraki/Mount Cook 🇳🇿 Nya ZeelandMilky Way season · 15 apr – 15 sep (vanligtvis)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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Mörkersäsong i oktober

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1 jan – 31 decThe 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 jan – 31 decThe 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 sep – 20 nov (vanligtvis)Sedona keeps a lighting ordinance and the skies after the monsoon clears are the clearest of the year.86
  4. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanienDark-sky nights · 1 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.86
  5. Big Bend nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 okt – 15 apr (vanligtvis)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 sep – 6 okt (vanligtvis)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. Canyonlands nationalpark 🇺🇸 USAGold-tier dark skies · 1 okt – 31 mar (vanligtvis)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. Zions nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark-sky nights · 1 sep – 31 okt (vanligtvis)The park is certified for its night skies and the autumn air after the monsoon is the clearest of the year.72
  9. Broome 🇦🇺 AustralienStaircase to the Moon · 1 mar – 31 okt (vanligtvis)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 Reef nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 15 sep – 15 apr (vanligtvis)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 Dunes nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 1 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)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 🇸🇦 SaudiarabienDark-sky season · 1 okt – 31 mar (vanligtvis)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 jan – 31 decThe 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

Vad som är på gång i världen i oktober →

Mörkersäsong i november

  1. San Pedro de Atacama 🇨🇱 ChileStargazing and the moon · 1 jan – 31 decThe 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 jan – 31 decThe 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 🇯🇴 JordanienDark-sky nights · 1 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.87
  4. AlUla 🇸🇦 SaudiarabienDark-sky season · 1 okt – 31 mar (vanligtvis)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.84
  5. Big Bend nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 okt – 15 apr (vanligtvis)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 sep – 20 nov (vanligtvis)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 jan – 31 decThe 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. Canyonlands nationalpark 🇺🇸 USAGold-tier dark skies · 1 okt – 31 mar (vanligtvis)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 Dunes nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 1 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)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 Reef nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 15 sep – 15 apr (vanligtvis)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

Vad som är på gång i världen i november →

Mörkersäsong i december

  1. La Serena 🇨🇱 ChileNew-moon nights in the Elqui · 1 jan – 31 decThe 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 jan – 31 decThe 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 🇸🇦 SaudiarabienDark-sky season · 1 okt – 31 mar (vanligtvis)AlUla keeps its skies dark deliberately, and the cool half of the year gives the steady, dust-free nights.92
  4. Wadi Rum 🇯🇴 JordanienDark-sky nights · 1 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)No town within an hour and the cold half of the year gives the steadiest air.78
  5. Big Bend nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADarkest skies in the lower 48 · 15 okt – 15 apr (vanligtvis)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 dec (vanligtvis)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 🇯🇵 JapanThe Southern Cross is up · 1 dec – 15 jun (vanligtvis)Far enough south that the Southern Cross clears the horizon, low and briefly, on winter and spring nights.69
  8. Bonito 🇧🇷 BrasilienSunbeam into the Gruta do Lago Azul · 15 dec – 15 jan (vanligtvis)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 jan – 31 decThe 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. Canyonlands nationalpark 🇺🇸 USAGold-tier dark skies · 1 okt – 31 mar (vanligtvis)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 Dunes nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 1 sep – 30 apr (vanligtvis)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 Reef nationalpark 🇺🇸 USADark sky season · 15 sep – 15 apr (vanligtvis)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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