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Exploring the Night: Sinks Canyon State Park's Journey to Dark Sky Designation
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On Saturday, May 25, Sinks Canyon State Park and the Wind River Visitors Council hosted a community celebration to recognize Sinks Canyon State Park’s recent designation as an International Dark Sky Park, which is the first designation of its kind in Wyoming.
In this podcast, Jessica Moore, Superintendent of Sinks Canyon State Park, talks about why dark skies are important and how this designation was achieved. Kendall Jacobs, a mathematics instructor at the Casper College School of Science, and Dr. Andrew Young, a physics instructor, also at the Casper College School of Science, led a constellation tour, shared some historical perspectives and talked about a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a Nova explosion, which is visible in Wyoming until the end of September.
Additional dark sky events are in the works, including an event on August 12 from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. with astronomer Allen Corey and Sinks Canyon State Park staff. For more information, call (307) 332-3077.
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