Sky darkness(Bortle class 1 is best): 1, IDA Dark Sky Park

Ghost town Omega Centauri Revisited


 The Big Bend region of Texas offers some of the darkest skies in North America. In addition to 
 Big Bend National Park the towns of Terlingua, Marfa, Alpine, Marathon, and the Big Bend Ranch State Park offer a wide variety of accommodations and settings for astronomers. The National Park can be reached from US 90 via US 385 from Marathon and Texas 118 from Alpine.

More information:

• Big Bend National Park
• Big Bend Ranch State Park
• Big Bend Ranch Barton Warnock Visitor Center

Clear Dark Sky Forecast History / Climate Information

Astrospheric graphical astronomical forecast