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Callalily

(15,392 posts) Sun Mar 29, 2026, 07:05 AM 4 hrs ago

I've Stargazed Across the U.S.--This National Park Has the Best Night Skies

I have been lucky and have seen the Northern Lights on several occasions. Simply beautiful!

There are many "dark sky" parks throughout the USA.

https://www.travelandleisure.com/capitol-reef-national-park-stargazing-11926402?

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I've Stargazed Across the U.S.--This National Park Has the Best Night Skies (Original Post) Callalily 4 hrs ago OP

I have been there but not at night, so beautiful in the daytime and in the nighttime too. Thanks for posting... wcmagumba 4 hrs ago #1

Capitol Reef National Park in Utah WestMichRad 3 hrs ago #2

I've watched the dark sky at Yosemite. It's a near religious experience. lamp_shade 3 hrs ago #3

Not a park, but.... lastlib 2 hrs ago #4

wcmagumba

(6,148 posts)

1. I have been there but not at night, so beautiful in the daytime and in the nighttime too. Thanks for posting...

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Sun Mar 29, 2026, 07:09 AM

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WestMichRad

(3,239 posts)

2. Capitol Reef National Park in Utah

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Sun Mar 29, 2026, 08:14 AM

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lamp_shade

(15,475 posts)

3. I've watched the dark sky at Yosemite. It's a near religious experience.

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Sun Mar 29, 2026, 08:19 AM

3 hrs ago

lastlib

(28,243 posts)

4. Not a park, but....

Reply to lamp_shade (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 29, 2026, 08:32 AM

2 hrs ago

I've done stargazing at the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico at 12,400 feet. It truly was a religious experience for me. "When I behold the heavens, the moon and the stars....what is Man...?" (Psalm 8:3, one of the few bible verses I like)

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