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- Milky Way, meteor showers, and deep-sky viewing
- Planning signal
- Dark-window target
- Route context
- 4 Stella stays within 350 km
Certified dark-sky park
Petrified Forest National Park
AZ, United States · Truly dark skies · certified June 21, 2018
About this place
- Overview
- Ancient petrified wood and painted desert under dark Arizona skies
- Horizon
- Flat desert terrain, unobstructed 360° views
- Region
- AZ, United States
- Nearest city
- ~80 km of light pollution
Designation & sky
- Type
- Dark-Sky Park
- Designation
- Parks
- Certified
- June 21, 2018
- Sky quality
- Bortle 2 · Truly dark
- Status
- Certified
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