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![Arial photograph of Mondoe, a flat green island surrounded by sea.](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2024/03/Q26581-041-1584-1440x789.jpg)
The Danish island of Mandø becomes Denmark’s fourth International Dark Sky Place
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![Day and night over Gantrisch, Switzerland](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2024/03/Gantrisch_daynight-1440x704.jpg)
Gantrisch becomes first International Dark Sky Park in Switzerland
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![A star-filled night over Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2024/03/Oregon-Outback-Announcement-Photo-1440x990.png)
Oregon Outback becomes the largest International Dark Sky Sanctuary
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![Shanghai Astronomy Museum dark sky exhibition](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2024/02/L1000153.jpg)
A dark sky photography exhibition lands at the Shanghai Astronomy Museum
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Guatemala: A model for astrotourism around the world
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![Forested trail in Oxford, New Zealand](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2024/01/Pic5-Oxford-Forest-Conservation-Area-entrance-Coopers-Creek-1440x1080.jpg)
Oxford Forest Conservation Area named New Zealand’s second International Dark Sky Park
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![Arial view of a small town nestled between red rock desert mesas.](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2024/01/CV_ParriotMesa_CastleRock-1-1440x960.jpg)
The Town of Castle Valley becomes Utah’s fourth International Dark Sky Community
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![Works change a street light in the dark sky community of Prestegne, Wales.](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2024/01/8-Lighting-Tests-1440x700.jpg)
Presteigne and Norton is certified as the first International Dark Sky Community in Wales
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![Two people look at a star filled sky from a warm lit deck at night.](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2024/01/Lodging-program-Credit-iStock-JaviJ-1440x756.png)
Pack your bags! The DarkSky Approved Lodging Program is now live.
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![Welcome sign, Jonestown, Texas](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2024/01/Welcome_to_Jonestown_Texas_cropped.jpeg)
Jonestown becomes Texas’s ninth International Dark Sky Community
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![A small coastal village in the distance with sand dunes in the foreground.](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2023/12/Bulbjerg-Lildstrand-PE-Fabricius-oktober-2021-Lild-Strand-seen-from-Bulbjerg.-Photo_-Paul-Erik-Fabricius-1440x810.jpg)
Dark Sky Park Bulbjerg becomes Denmark’s second International Dark Sky Park
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