Stargazing: which night of your trip?
The moon decides more than the location. Pick a dark-sky destination and enter your dates.
Teide National Park
Above the cloud sea.
Roque de los Muchachos
Protected by a "Sky Law" since 1988.
Atacama Desert
Over 300 clear nights a year.
Mauna Kea
Stargazing at the visitor station (2,800 m).
NamibRand Nature Reserve
Africa's first International Dark Sky Reserve.
Jasper Dark Sky Preserve
Very short astronomical nights around the June solstice.
Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Reserve
Galactic core overhead in the southern winter.
Wadi Rum
Bubble tents and Bedouin camps.
Death Valley
Gold-tier Dark Sky Park.
Big Bend National Park
One of the darkest places in the lower 48 states.
Cherry Springs State Park
The darkest sky on the US East Coast.
Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve
Gold-tier reserve on the Ring of Kerry.
Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park
No astronomical darkness from late May to late July at this latitude.
Pic du Midi
Overnight "Nuit au sommet" stays at the observatory, reached by cable car.
Warrumbungle National Park
Australia's first Dark Sky Park, next to Siding Spring Observatory.