Useful links

• Rio Grande County Museum
• Del Norte Ordinance 733: Outdoor lighting, shaded lighting requirements
• Clear Sky Chart: Del Norte
• Clear Sky Chart: Creede
• Astrospheric (local sky forecasts) | Del Norte | Creede
• NIST official US time
• In-The-Sky.org
• The Evening Sky Map
• EarthSky
• Space Weather
• Gong H-alpha data
• SDO | Solar Dynamics Observatory
  
• IAU: Constellations
• The Astronomical League
• DarkSky International
• Creede Dark Skies
• Dark Skies of the Wet Mountain Valley (Westcliffe & Silver Cliff)
• Lake City Skies
• Experience the Night - Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

In the News

• Del Norte Prospector: A telescopic historical view of Del Norte
• Del Norte Prospector: A telescopic view of the future in Del Norte
• The Economist: Rural Colorado hopes to cash in on its dark skies
• Mineral County Miner:  Creede Trustees makes Dark Sky Lighting Official
  

(note: the Prospector and Miner links are now dead.  They can be accessed via the Internet Archives Wayback Machine).

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