Dark Skies in Westcliffe/Silvercliff

For many centuries, dark skies filled with billions of twinkling stars was taken as a matter of fact.  Shepherds, nomads, farmers and travelers used the sky to guide them and teach them.  The movements and cycles of the heavens were well-known and closely observed by all.  But, as populations have grown, first candle light and now electric lights have slowly started to block out the night sky with their light domes.

Until recently, there were only eight places in the world “certified” as “Dark Sky Communities” by the International Dark-Skies Association headquartered in Tucson, Arizona.  They are:

• Flagstaff, Arizona
• Borregos Springs, California
• Isle of Sark, Channel Islands
• Homer Glen, Illinois
• Isle of Coll, Scotland
• Dripping Springs, Texas
• Beverly Shores, Indiana
• Sedona, Arizona

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