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Point Reyes aims to become an official Dark Sky Reserve

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#1 rexowner

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Posted 27 February 2022 - 01:08 PM

Hooray!

 

Front page cover story in today's San Jose Mercury News.

 

https://www.mercuryn...exclusive-club/

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POINT REYES STATION β€” Just an hour from the skyscrapers of San Francisco, the residents of the rugged

and remote Point Reyes region have fiercely protected their land, water and air.

 

Now they want to protect their night sky.

 

Mobilizing to preserve a celestial view under threat from the Bay Area’s growing glow, the community has applied

to become an official International Dark Sky Reserve – a cherished status shared by fewer than two dozen places on Earth.

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Edited by rexowner, 27 February 2022 - 01:14 PM.

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Posted 27 February 2022 - 05:21 PM

Yayyyyyy!

 

Great news!!!!!

 

Olema marsh parking area was one of my favorite nearby darker sites when it was clear out. Tons of bats at sunset to enjoy while setting up and very cool park rangers who would stop by to look through the eyepiece.



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Posted 28 February 2022 - 09:13 PM

Wonderful news, as I live 15 miles east of the GGNRA!. Did they put any clause in there prohibiting fog?
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