5 Best National Parks & State Parks for Stargazing: Dark Sky Parks
Looking to see the stars like never before? 🌌✨ These 5 Dark Sky Parks offer some of the clearest night skies in the world—perfect for stargazing!
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#Stargazing #DarkSkyParks #TravelTips #NatureLovers
#Stargazing #Forecast for #FranklinCountyPA issued Fri 04/10 - Overall Outlook: Very Poor Imaging: Poor to Fair / Viewing: Poor to Excellent. Depending on the subject, clouds, and rain. Weather tonight: Increasing clouds with a 20% chance of showers between 2am and 3am with a low around 50 and south winds around 5 mph. Air Quality: 11.8 - Fair/Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Moon phase: Last Quarter / Illumination: 46% 🌗 Moon Alt° Dir: 3:30am: 0° ESE ↑ | 4am: 3° ESE ↑ | 5am: 12° SE ↑ Average Bortle Rating: 4.4 (Partially illuminated). There will be good darkness from 9pm to 5:20am. Viewing Impacts: During the 8 hours, 40 minute viewing hours (8:50pm to 5:30am), cloud cover will be 28% to 75% (55% average) with poor transparency and bad seeing. Viewing Temp: Excellent Expectations: During sporadic breaks in the clouds, you can expect poor observations of planets, galaxies, and nebulae, and mostly poor to excellent observations of open clusters, planetary nebulae, and large globulars. Stars will be diffused to very diffused. Capture Time Rating: Fair. 45.1% of the viewing hours, or 3 hours and 54 minutes are available for capture/viewing. #Astronomy #Space #NASA #Weather #WaynesboroPA #PAwx
#Stargazing #Forecast for #FranklinCountyPA for Fri 04/10 - Overall Outlook: Very Poor
Imaging: Poor to Fair / Viewing: Poor to Excellent. Depending on the subject, clouds, and rain.
Moon phase: Last Quarter / Illumination: 46% 🌗
#Astronomy #Space #Weather
The Evening Sky Map is a 2-page monthly publication in PDF format that features an all-sky map of the night sky, a calendar of celestial events, and a list of celestial objects visible to the naked eye, binoculars and telescopes. Free to download at: skymaps.com/tesm/
🌗 Last Quarter Moon occurred a few hours ago on April 10th at 4:54 UT marking the onset of moonless evening skies. This is an ideal time for stargazing over the next week or so. Download The Evening Sky Map (PDF) from skymaps.com/tesm/ and go outside to explore the Universe! 🔭
#stargazing
A scenic view of rolling hills and mountains in the background, with lush green trees and a grassy field in the foreground under a clear blue sky.
The Natural Bridge, a large rock arch towers above a lush, green valley, with people walking along a path beneath it. The scene features steep, rocky cliffs on either side, partially covered in vegetation, against a blue sky.
A panoramic view of rolling green hills and mountains under a clear blue sky, showcasing lush trees and grassy fields.
A natural rock arch stands tall amidst lush greenery and trees. A pathway runs through the area, with a few figures walking along it. The sky is clear, adding to the scenic beauty.
Took the day off to head up to Natural Bridge State Park with my wife. Pictures don’t really do justice to how massive it is.
Then there are the Blue Ridge Mountains, always gorgeous. Will return to Skyline Trail later this summer, as it’s an official […]
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#Stargazing #Forecast for #FranklinCountyPA issued Thu 04/09 - Overall Outlook: Fair Imaging: Poor to Very Good / Viewing: Poor to Excellent. Depending on the subject and clouds. Weather tonight: Mostly clear with a low around 39 and light southeast winds. Air Quality: 7.8 - Good/Satisfactory Moon phase: Waning Gibbous / Illumination: 55% 🌖 Moon Alt° Dir: 3:05am: 0° SE ↑ | 4am: 8° SE ↑ | 5am: 15° SE ↑ Average Bortle Rating: 4.4 (Partially illuminated). There will be good darkness from 9pm to 5:20am. Viewing Impacts: During the 8 hours, 40 minute viewing hours (8:50pm to 5:30am), cloud cover will be 8% to 20% (14% average) with average transparency and poor seeing. Viewing Temp: Good Expectations: During frequent breaks in the clouds, you can expect poor observations of galaxies and nebulae, poor to fair observations of planets, good to mostly excellent observations of open clusters and planetary nebulae, and excellent observations of large globulars. Stars will be very diffused to somewhat sharp. Capture Time Rating: Very Good. 85.5% of the viewing hours, or 7 hours and 24 minutes are available for capture/viewing. #Astronomy #Space #NASA #Weather #WaynesboroPA #PAwx
#Stargazing #Forecast for #FranklinCountyPA for Thu 04/09 - Overall Outlook: Fair
Imaging: Poor to Very Good / Viewing: Poor to Excellent. Depending on the subject and clouds.
Moon phase: Waning Gibbous / Illumination: 55% 🌖
#Astronomy #Space #Weather
#Stargazing #Forecast for #FranklinCountyPA issued Wed 04/08 - Overall Outlook: Fair Imaging: Poor to very Good / Viewing: Poor to Excellent. Depending on the subject and clouds. Weather tonight: Mostly clear with widespread frost, mainly after 3am with a low around 31 and southeast winds around 6 mph. Air Quality: 5.3 - Good/Satisfactory Moon phase: Waning Gibbous / Illumination: 65% 🌖 Moon Alt° Dir: 2:24am: 0° SE ↑ | 3am: 4° SE ↑ | 4am: 12° SE ↑ | 5am: 18° SSE ↑ Average Bortle Rating: 4.4 (Partially illuminated). There will be good darkness from 9pm to 5:20am. Viewing Impacts: During the 8 hours, 50 minute viewing hours (8:50pm to 5:40am), cloud cover will be 3% to 24% (7% average) with average transparency and average seeing. Viewing Temp: OK Expectations: During very frequent breaks in the clouds, you can expect poor to mostly fair observations of planets, mostly poor to good observations of galaxies and nebulae, and excellent observations of open clusters, planetary nebulae, and large globulars. Stars will be very diffused to mostly somewhat sharp. Capture Time Rating: Very Good. 92.8% of the viewing hours, or 8 hours and 11 minutes are available for capture/viewing. #Astronomy #Space #NASA #Weather #WaynesboroPA #PAwx
#Stargazing #Forecast for #FranklinCountyPA for Wed 04/08 - Overall Outlook: Fair
Imaging: Poor to very Good / Viewing: Poor to Excellent. Depending on the subject and clouds.
Moon phase: Waning Gibbous / Illumination: 65% 🌖
#Astronomy #Space #Weather
Here’s another two images I took on Sunday night, #wales.
I thought I’d deleted it.
Orion
f/2.6 39mm lense
ISO 1600
30 second exposure (too long for the first image)
I think 7 Sisters is visible on the second image. #photography #stargazing
The night sky in the palm of your hand. 🌌✋
The vibes in these starry sky illustrations are absolutely immaculate.
#pokemoncards #pokemontcg #tradingcards #tcg #stargazing
Meet Catadioptric, The Monster 👁✨
Know your telescope #3
Catadioptric telescopes are a popular type of telescope used for serious astronomical observation, even at the observatory level. Read full explanation here!
#telescope #stargazing #astronomy #stars
#Stargazing #Forecast for #FranklinCountyPA issued Tue 04/07 - Overall Outlook: Good Imaging: Poor to Very Good / Viewing: Poor to Excellent. Depending on the subject and clouds. Weather tonight: Mostly clear with a low around 28 and light north winds. Air Quality: 4.6 - W.H.O. Good Moon phase: Waning Gibbous / Illumination: 73% 🌖 Moon Alt° Dir: 1:36am: 0° SE ↑ | 2am: 3° SE ↑ | 4am: 16° SSE ↑ | 5am: 20° SSE ↑ Average Bortle Rating: 4.5 (Partially illuminated). There will be good darkness from 9pm to 5:10am. Viewing Impacts: During the 8 hours, 50 minute viewing hours (8:50pm to 5:40am), cloud cover will be 4% to 8% (6% average) with above average transparency and poor seeing. Viewing Temp: Poor Expectations: During very frequent breaks in the clouds, you can expect mostly poor to fair observations of planets, mostly good to excellent observations of galaxies and nebulae, and excellent observations of open clusters, planetary nebulae, and large globulars. Stars will be very diffused to somewhat sharp. Capture Time Rating: Very Good. 94.2% of the viewing hours, or 8 hours and 19 minutes are available for capture/viewing. #Astronomy #Space #NASA #Weather #WaynesboroPA #PAwx
#Stargazing #Forecast for #FranklinCountyPA for Tue 04/07 - Overall Outlook: Good
Imaging: Poor to Very Good / Viewing: Poor to Excellent. Depending on the subject and clouds.
Moon phase: Waning Gibbous / Illumination: 73% 🌖
#Astronomy #Space #Weather
pixel artwork of the earth and moon, not to scale.
good time to post this :P
#art #pixelart #stargazing
🌖🌟 In a few hours time, Antares the brightest star in Scorpius will be occulted by the waning gibbous Moon. The event begins around 18h UT on 6 April 2026 and will be visible from Antarctica, Madagascar and Mauritius. 🔭
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#stargazing #Moon
#Stargazing #Forecast for #FranklinCountyPA issued Mon 04/06 - Overall Outlook: Poor Imaging: Poor to Good / Viewing: Poor to Excellent. Depending on the subject and clouds. Weather tonight: Partly cloudy with a low around 36 and west winds around 6 mph. Air Quality: 5.1 - Good/Satisfactory Moon phase: Waning Gibbous / Illumination: 81% 🌖 Moon Alt° Dir: 12:42am: 0° SE ↑ | 1am: 2° SE ↑ | 2am: 10° SE ↑ | 3am: 16° SSE ↑ | 4am: 20° SSE ↑ | 5am: 22° S ↑ Average Bortle Rating: 4.7 (Partially illuminated). There will be good darkness from 9pm to 3am. Viewing Impacts: During the 9 viewing hours (8:40pm to 5:40am), cloud cover will be 15% to 53% (35% average) with average transparency and poor seeing. Viewing Temp: Good Expectations: During somewhat frequent breaks in the clouds, you can expect poor observations of planets, mostly poor to good observations of galaxies and nebulae, good to mostly excellent observations of open clusters and planetary nebulae, and excellent observations of large globulars. Stars will be diffused to very diffused. Capture Time Rating: Good. 65.2% of the viewing hours, or 5 hours and 51 minutes are available for capture/viewing. #Astronomy #Space #NASA #Weather #WaynesboroPA #PAwx
#Stargazing #Forecast for #FranklinCountyPA for Mon 04/06 - Overall Outlook: Poor
Imaging: Poor to Good / Viewing: Poor to Excellent. Depending on the subject and clouds.
Moon phase: Waning Gibbous / Illumination: 81% 🌖
#Astronomy #Space #Weather
Steaming mugs and gilded skies. ✨ There is magic in finding the perfect balance between charting grand, cosmic adventures and sharing quiet, cozy moments. Just an old map, a compass, a midnight brew, and endless constellations to explore. Where to next? ☕️🗺️🌌 #Adventure #Stargazing #Cozy
#Stargazing #Forecast for #FranklinCountyPA issued Sun 04/05 - Overall Outlook: Fair Imaging: Poor to Very Good / Viewing: Poor to Excellent. Weather tonight: Partly cloudy with a low around 37 and northwest winds of 8 to 10 mph with gusts as high as 22 mph. Air Quality: 4.4 - W.H.O. Good Moon phase: Waning Gibbous / Illumination: 88% 🌖 Moon Alt° Dir: 11:42pm: 0° SE ↑ | 12am: 2° SE ↑ | 1am: 10° SE ↑ | 2am: 17° SSE ↑ | 3am: 21° SSE ↑ | 4am: 23° S ↑ | 5am: 23° S ↓ Average Bortle Rating: 4.8 (Partially illuminated). There will be good darkness from 9pm to 1:20am. Viewing Impacts: During the 9 viewing hours (8:40pm to 5:40am), cloud cover will be 21% to 26% (24% average) with above average transparency and bad seeing. Viewing Temp: OK Expectations: During frequent breaks in the clouds, you can expect poor observations of planets, poor to good observations of galaxies and nebulae, good to mostly excellent observations of open clusters and planetary nebulae, and excellent observations of large globulars. Stars will be very diffused. Capture Time Rating: Very Good. 76.1% of the viewing hours, or 6 hours and 50 minutes are available for capture/viewing. #Astronomy #Space #NASA #Weather #WaynesboroPA #PAwx
#Stargazing #Forecast for #FranklinCountyPA for Sun 04/05 - Overall Outlook: Fair
Imaging: Poor to Very Good / Viewing: Poor to Excellent.
Moon phase: Waning Gibbous / Illumination: 88% 🌖
#Astronomy #Space #Weather
Reflect the light with Reflectors✨🔭
Know your telescope #2
Reflector telescopes are the best way to observe the sky, offering clearer, more detailed images. Read the full explanation about reflectors here!
#telescope #stargazing #astronomy #sky
My moon view tonight.
#astrophotography #landscapes
#naturephotography #nightsky
#sky #astronomy #stars #stargazing
#moon #artemis2
I saw the first fireflies of the season due to some accidental star gazing last night! It was magical! #fireflies #nature #stargazing
#Stargazing #Forecast for #FranklinCountyPA issued Sat 04/04 - Overall Outlook: Very Poor Imaging: Poor to Fair / Viewing: Poor to Good. Depending on the subject, clouds, rain, and thunderstorms. Weather tonight: Mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers and #Thunderstorms before 10pm, including a marginal risk of #SevereThunderstorms with a low probability of #Tornadoes, a 5% probability of #DamagingWinds, and a very low probability of #DamagingHail, then a slight chance of showers and #Thunderstorms after 5am with a low around 59 and south winds of 8 to 10 mph with gusts as high as 22 mph. Air Quality: 11.1 - Fair/Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Moon phase: Waning Gibbous / Illumination: 93% 🌖 Moon Alt° Dir: 10:39pm: 0° ESE ↑ | 11pm: 3° ESE ↑ | 12am: 11° SE ↑ | 1am: 18° SE ↑ | 2am: 24° SSE ↑ | 3am: 26° S ↑ | 4am: 26° S ↓ | 5am: 23° SSW ↓ Average Bortle Rating: 5.4 (Partially illuminated). There will be good darkness from 9pm to 11:50pm. Viewing Impacts: During the 9 viewing hours (8:40pm to 5:40am), cloud cover will be 52% to 67% (60% average) with below average transparency and poor seeing. Viewing Temp: Good Expectations: With infrequent breaks in the clouds, rain, and thunderstorms, you can expect poor observations of planets, galaxies, nebulae, open clusters, and planetary nebulae, and mostly poor to good observations of large globulars. Stars will be very diffused. Capture Time Rating: Fair. 40.5% of the viewing hours, or 3 hours and 38 minutes are available for capture/viewing. #Astronomy #Space #NASA #Weather #WaynesboroPA #PAwx
#Stargazing #Forecast for #FranklinCountyPA for Sat 04/04 - Outlook: Very Poor
Imaging: Poor-Fair / Viewing: Poor-Good. Depending on the subject, clouds, rain, & storms.
Moon phase: Waning Gibbous / Illumination: 93% 🌖
#Astronomy #Space #Weather
Still waiting for a day when there aren't clouds overhead 🤪 Anybody else out there into stargazing? What are good things to look out for in the night?
#stargazing #telescope #amongthestars #shootforthemoon #skywatchers
#Stargazing #Forecast for #FranklinCountyPA issued Fri 04/03 - Overall Outlook: Very Poor Imaging / Viewing: No opportunities due to clouds, rain, thunderstorms, and the moon. Weather tonight: Mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers and #Thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers and #Thunderstorms after 5am with a low around 61 and light south winds. Air Quality: 11.5 - Fair/Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Moon phase: Waning Gibbous / Illumination: 97% 🌖 Moon Alt° Dir: 9:35pm: 0° ESE ↑ | 10pm: 4° ESE ↑ | 11pm: 13° SE ↑ | 12am: 20° SE ↑ | 1am: 26° SSE ↑ | 2am: 30° S ↑ | 3am: 30° S ↓ | 4am: 28° SSW ↓ | 5am: 22° SW ↓ Average Bortle Rating: 5.7 (Illuminated/bright moon). There will be good darkness from 8:50pm to 10:30pm. Viewing Impacts: During the 9 viewing hours (8:40pm to 5:40am), cloud cover will be 42% to 68% (57% average) with poor transparency and poor seeing. Viewing Temp: Good Bright moonlight will impact viewing and especially imaging from 1am to 5am. Expectations: With infrequent breaks in the clouds, rain, and thunderstorms, you can expect no observations of planets, galaxies, nebulae, open clusters, planetary nebulae, large globulars, or stars. The best directions for imaging/viewing opportunities will be to the N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, WSW, W, WNW, NW, and NNW. Capture Time Rating: Fair. 43.1% of the viewing hours, or 3 hours and 52 minutes are available for capture/viewing. #Astronomy #Space #NASA #Weather #WaynesboroPA #PAwx
#Stargazing #Forecast for #FranklinCountyPA for Fri 04/03 - Overall Outlook: Very Poor
Imaging / Viewing: No opportunities due to clouds, rain, thunderstorms, and the moon.
Moon phase: Waning Gibbous / Illumination: 97% 🌖
#Astronomy #Space #Weather
Meet the Refractor ✨🔭
Know your telescope #1
Refractor Telescope is the best way to bring you into amazing stargazing experience and astronomy education through observing the night sky. Read the amazing explanation about Refractor telescope here!
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Where to Go Stargazing in Hawaii: 9 Spots Across 4 Islands: Hawaii sits in the middle of the Pacific with minimal light pollution. Here are the best stargazing spots on Oahu, Maui, Big Island, and Kauai — plus tips for seeing the Milky Way.
Read… #Stargazing #Hawaii #MilkyWay #Astronomy #DarkSky
#Stargazing #Forecast for #FranklinCountyPA issued Thu 04/02 - Overall Outlook: Very Poor Imaging: Poor / Viewing: Poor to Good, depending on the subject, clouds, rain, and the moon. Weather tonight: Mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers, mainly before 7pm with a low around 50 and east winds of 3 to 7 mph. Air Quality: 11.7 - Fair/Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Moon phase: Full Moon / Illumination: 100% 🌕 Moon Alt° Dir: 8:32pm: 0° ESE ↑ | 9pm: 4° ESE ↑ | 10pm: 14° ESE ↑ | 11pm: 23° SE ↑ | 12am: 30° SSE ↑ | 1am: 34° SSE ↑ | 2am: 36° S ↓ | 3am: 34° SSW ↓ | 4am: 28° SW ↓ | 5am: 21° SW ↓ Average Bortle Rating: 6.5 (Illuminated/bright moon). There will be good darkness from 8:50pm to 9:20pm. Viewing Impacts: During the 9 hour, 10 minute viewing hours (8:40pm to 5:50am), cloud cover will be 78% to 84% (82% average) with poor transparency and poor seeing. Viewing Temp: Excellent Bright moonlight will impact viewing and especially imaging from 11pm to 5am. Expectations: During very infrequent breaks in the clouds, you can expect poor observations of planets, galaxies, nebulae, open clusters, and planetary nebulae, and poor to good observations of large globulars. Stars will be very diffused. The best directions for imaging/viewing opportunities will be to the N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, WSW, W, WNW, NW, and NNW. Capture Time Rating: Poor. 18.5% of the viewing hours, or 1 hour and 41 minutes are available for capture/viewing. #Astronomy #Space #NASA #Weather #WaynesboroPA #PAwx
#Stargazing #Forecast for #FranklinCountyPA for Thu 04/02 - Overall Outlook: Very Poor
Imaging: Poor / Viewing: Poor to Good, depending on the subject, clouds, rain, and the moon.
Moon phase: Full Moon / Illumination: 100% 🌕
#Astronomy #Space #Weather
The pink moon last night. AKA the Fish Moon, among other names amongst NA peoples.
#astrophotography #landscapes
#naturephotography #nightsky
#sky #astronomy #stars #stargazing
#moon #spring
Stella zhou sleeping under a tree and stargazing barefoot at night in the meadow fanarts done on gemini. For @kaysaravo.bsky.social
#tree #meadow #gazing #stargazing #nighttime #nickelodeon #nick #stargazing #theloudhouse #stellazhau #stellazhou #barefoot #barefooting #barefooter #barefooted #cute.
