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- Best use
- Milky Way, meteor showers, and deep-sky viewing
- Planning signal
- Dark-window target
- Route context
- 2 Stella stays within 350 km
Dark-sky reserve & sanctuary
Oregon Outback
OR, United States · Pristine sky skies · certified March 11, 2024
About this place
- Overview
- DarkSky certified place · Sanctuaries · Certified March 11, 2024
- Region
- OR, United States
Designation & sky
- Type
- Dark-Sky Reserve
- Designation
- Sanctuaries
- Certified
- March 11, 2024
- Sky quality
- Bortle 1 · Pristine sky
- Status
- Certified
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