Public outreach
Dark-Sky Park
A place formally protected for the darkness of its night sky, kept free of light pollution and certified by DarkSky International. Dark-sky parks preserve the vanishing experience of a truly dark sky — and protect the wildlife and human health that artificial light disrupts.
Highlights
- ›Protecting the vanishing dark sky
Methods, objects & tools
Across public astronomy
Knowledge connections
- Associated withGlobe at Night
- Associated withStar Party
- Associated withStar Party
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.