What makes Craters such an excellent stargazing spot? The park’s lighting fixtures are specially designed to point light downward, reducing the amount of light pollution hitting the night sky. The park also offers a whole host of night sky viewing events for visitors.
And, if stargazers and astronomy enthusiasts have their way, it won’t be the only dark-sky preserve in Idaho for long. Last month, groups gathering in Stanley to watch the solar eclipse used the celestial event to lobby for protections against light pollution in that area, too.
Craters may be Idaho’s first such park, but it joins the ranks of several others in nearby Utah.
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