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Stargazing
Bryce Canyon is one of the darkest places in North America and thus a prime destination for stargazing.
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Stargazing Details
How dark is Bryce Canyon at night? Consider that you can see the Andromeda Galaxy with the naked eye -- and it's 527,000,000,000,000,000 miles away. The park is one of the darkest places in North America, rated as having a 7.4-magnitude night sky thanks to its great distance from source of light pollution. Here, you can see 7,500 stars, compared to perhaps a few dozen if you live in a big city. Thus park rangers regularly lead night-sky and astronomy programs, and each June the Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festivals attracts stargazers from all over the world.
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