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Bortle 1 ★ Largest Dark Sky Park in the US (Gold Tier) 📍 California & Nevada, United States

Death Valley National Park

36.5323000° N, -116.9325000° E • Elevation: -50m

🌌 About This Observing Location

Over 3 million acres of designated wilderness with extreme low humidity and vast desert horizons at Harmony Borax Works and Badwater Basin.

Bortle Scale Class 1

Elevation -50 m

Latitude 36.532°

Longitude -116.933°

Updated hourly via Open-Meteo

Wed, Nov 4

Avg Night Cloud

Sunset: 16:48

Sunrise: 06:14

Optimal Sky

Thu, Nov 5

50%

Avg Night Cloud

Sunset: 16:47

Sunrise: 06:15

Fair Sky

Fri, Nov 6

Avg Night Cloud

Sunset: 16:46

Sunrise: 06:16

Optimal Sky

Sat, Nov 7

Avg Night Cloud

Sunset: 16:45

Sunrise: 06:17

Optimal Sky

Class 1: Excellent truly dark sky.

Naked-Eye Limiting Mag: 7.6 – 8.0 mag

Milky Way Visibility: Brilliant with complex structures

Zodiacal Light: Striking & yellowish

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