If you’ve ever looked up at the night sky and felt like something was missing, you’re not imagining it. For most of us, city lights have quietly erased the stars. But in a remote corner of southeastern Oregon, the night sky still looks the way it’s supposed to—and now the world is officially taking notice.
The Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary has been designated the largest Dark Sky Sanctuary on the planet, covering more than 2.5 million acres of wide-open high desert. Out here, the Milky Way isn’t faint or subtle—it stretches across the sky in full view, planets glow, and shooting stars are common enough to stop counting.
Where Darkness Is the Main Attraction
This part of Oregon is about as far removed from big-city life as it gets. There are no…
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