
Starry Sky Serenity
Google light pollution in America, then tell me what you see right where Nevada lies. A dark, peaceful cache, idyllic for stargazing. With some of the darkest nighttime skies in the country, Nevada has managed to escape the encroaching light pollution issues the majority of our bordering neighbors are plagued with. It’s just something you’ve gotta see for yourself, trust us.
Check out the 7,000 stars visible to the naked eye in Tonopah, or see the Milky Way like you’ve never seen it before in Great Basin National Park. You make the judgment call if what you’re seeing is a satellite or a flying saucer near Area 51.
Whether you explore 5 miles, or all 110,567 miles of our countryside, one night spent on our turf and you’ll see why we’re rated the #1 Stargazing Destination in America by USA Today.
Nevada Magazine‘s Great Nevada Picture Hunt, Heath Smith
Star Mill, Neil Lockhart, Gold Hill
Gold Point, Desert 4WD, Gold Point
Galactic Wheel, Neil Lockhart, Dead Camel Range-Fallon
Red Rock Star Trails, Christopher William, Red Rock National Conservation Area
St. Mary’s in the Mountains, Neil Lockhart, Virginia City
Milky Way Over Great Basin, Derek Demeter, Great Basin National Park
Goldfield Cemetery, Desert 4WD, Goldfield
Tank in Dixie Valley, Neil Lockhart, Dixie Valley
Black Mailbox, Jonathan Stainton, Extraterrestrial Highway
Luminous Campsite, Sydney Martinez, Great Basin National Park
Light Glyphs, Neil Lockhart, Lagomarsino Petroglyph Site
After Curfew, Maureen Bond, International Car Forest of the Last Church
Incline Stars, Neil Lockhart, Incline Village
Lucky Boy Valley, Desert 4WD
Rhyolite Bank, Mac Danzig, Rhyolite
Lesson in Astronomy, Sydney Martinez, Great Basin National Park’s Astronomy Festival
Nevada Jeep Camp Starspace, Tony Vitali, Pyramid Lake
Bristol Wells, Desert 4WD, Lincoln County
Fort Churchill Star Trails, Neil Lockhart, Fort Churchill State Park
Bonsai Stars, Tony Vitali, Sand Harbor State Park
International Car Forest of the Last Church, Maureen Bond
Starry Night in Nevada, Sydney Martinez, Great Basin National Park
Magic Bus, Neil Lockhart, Dixie Valley
Hiking With The Full Moon at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, Sydney Martinez
Starman, Carl Jones, Valley of Fire State Park
Harvest Moonlight at Washoe Lake State Park, Sydney Martinez
Moon Rocks Cairn, Neil Lockhart, Moon Rocks OHV Park-Pyramid Highway
Dinner Cruising at Lake Mead, Sydney Martinez, Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Whistling Dixie, Neil Lockhart, Dixie Valley
Bonsai Rock, Neil Lockhart, Sand Harbor State Park
Nevada Magazine‘s Great Nevada Picture Hunt, Michael Wetzel
Nevada Magazine‘s Great Nevada Picture Hunt, Wayne Posner, Goldwell Open Air
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