International Dark Sky Association

McDonald Observatory and Big Bend Communities are Forming the World’s Largest Dark-Sky Preserve

Numerous local governments in the Trans-Pecos region have voted to adopt lighting standards that shield or cover lights to help protect dark-sky views

By Joe Nick Patoski

August 4, 2021

Photo: The Milky Way Rises Over Pedernales Falls State Park

July 24, 2019

Devils River State Natural Area Recognized as ‘Dark Sky Sanctuary’

February 1, 2019

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