Thanks to DarkSky Colorado’s donors, partners, past and current leadership, Colorado has more DarkSky certified communities and open spaces than almost any other state. Yet in recent years, advocating for DarkSky standards has taken on greater urgency, and we need your help.
Astronomical events like the Coronae Borealis nova can give us a healthy perspective on our day-to-day hangups Sometime in the next few months, a white dwarf star within the faintly visible constellation T Coronae Borealis is predicted to become a nova bright and conspicuous to any casual stargazer. The T Coronae Borealis nova will last […]
How Does It Work? It turns out that our nation-wide network of weather radar stations is perfect for gathering information about nocturnal bird migration. In total darkness, the radar can detect the total number of birds in the air, the birds’ speed, altitude, and direction of flight. As a result, we humans have learned much […]
La Plata Mountains Panorama, photo by Bettymaya Foott By Deborah Price and Aaron Watson, DarkSky Colorado, 11/2/2023. A lot of darkness in the winter means we depend more on good night vision when outside enjoying a twilight snowshoe tour or skiing down a cross-country trail. It may seem that a bright headlight is the best […]
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