A decently dark site in a rural area has a sky background of about 21 mag/arcsec 2. In the Rocky Mountains in Colorado I’ve been to sites a bit darker than this, and it’s truly spectacular.

Of course the sky is dark at night ... re talking cosmologically dark, however: the universe itself is in a state of being unlit. There are some sources of background light even then—distant ...

Dark mode is a specific setting on a mobile device, tablet, laptop or computer, that changes the default, white or light, screen background to a darker colour (typically dark grey or black).

FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AZFamily) — It’s International Dark Sky City Week, and around the world, stargazers are commemorating efforts to keep the stars as visible as possible by keeping city lights to ...

Arizona is home to around 22 officially designated Dark Sky Places, making it one of the best spots in the country to look up and get lost in the night sky; however, that accomplishment didn't ...

Southern Oregon, the largest Dark Sky Sanctuary in the world, just expanded its bragging rights. The Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve in the southwest Siskiyou Mountains has been ...

Sark is looking to capitalise on its dark sky island status with more daytime events Tourism chiefs on the dark sky island of Sark are hoping to attract more stargazing tourists by establishing a ...

It's been almost two years since Apple's Weather app absorbed the popular Dark Sky app that Apple acquired in 2020. And now iOS 18 is promising to bring a couple of Weather upgrades that will ...

Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) is the first airport to be named an International Dark Sky Place. The airport replaced over 250 light fixtures to reduce light pollution, benefiting both stargazing and ...