Big Bend National Park — covering over 800,000 acres in West Texas — has the lowest level of light pollution of any national park in the lower 48 states.

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The Best Spots for Stargazing in the U.S.

Big Bend National Park — covering over 800,000 acres in West Texas — has the lowest level of light pollution of any national park in the lower 48 states.

The park forms part of the 9-million-acre Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve — the largest such protected area for stargazing in the world. Contributing to the optimal stargazing in this wild and isolated corner of the country is the lack of human population, ruling out the chance of seeing a glowing light from a house or nearby town. With just a pair of binoculars (or even the naked eye), visitors can spot meteor showers, constellations, and much of the Milky Way Galaxy.

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