When the moon is within the umbra, it appears red-orange. Lunar eclipses are sometimes called ... Michigan is home to six dark sky state parks, three international dark sky parks and an international ...

Anna Levin offers a fascinating read about our place in a mysterious world and a connection to something bigger than ourselves—a grand sense of darkness, transformation, and awe.

The telescope, apart from its size, benefits from the exceptionally dark sky above Mount Paranal, which is the least light-polluted among all major astronomical locations in the western world.

Related: Night sky for tonight ... Walking the site in the dark, only the occasional red light remains. We visit several groups, grabbing a few words and telescopic views with folks from as ...