Tag: Stargazing
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Make a plan for otherworldly stargazing at Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes
Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve has become a destination for the scene in the sky as much as the bizarre scene on the ground. Great Sand Dunes, after all, is an International Dark Sky Park, as decided years ago by the world group certifying rare, celestial sights visible in places without light…
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‘Star party’ set for dark sky over ancient place outside Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs Astronomical Society invites you to admire an unusually dark sky in a most unusual place not far from the city. Volunteer astronomers with high-powered telescopes and laser pointers have scheduled a “star party” starting at 8:30 p.m. May 31 at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. That’s the place of ancient, redwood tree stumps…
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Dark sky tours set for popular lake in Colorado
One of Colorado’s most popular water destinations will be the site of a stargazing program this summer. The U.S. Forest Service’s Leadville Ranger District has planned free guided tours of the dark, twinkling sky above Twin Lakes for Saturday nights in June, July and August. The first is set for 8:30 p.m. June 17. The…