Jackson Lake State Park Designated International Dark Sky Park

From CBS Denver:

By Anica Padilla

September 10, 2020

ORCHARD, Colo. (CBS4) – Jackson Lake State Park in Morgan County has been designated as an International Dark Sky Park. It is the eighth location in Colorado to receive the designation — and one of just 95 in the United States.

“It’s so exciting,” said Park Ranger Amy Brandenburg, who led Jackson Lake’s application process with the International Dark Sky Places (IDSP) program. “It is a very challenging process, and they do not take things lightly.”

During the process, the park worked with the Northern Colorado Astronomical Society and with Mile High Astronomy, an astronomy shop in Denver. Mile High Astronomy helped the park get a Celestron telescope at a reduced price.

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