As light pollution increases, West Texas works to protect the world’s largest ‘dark sky reserve’
In the Davis Mountains of West Texas, the stars still come out in full. At McDonald Observatory, under some of the darkest skies left in North America, families gather, telescopes turn skyward, and kids marvel at the Milky Way. This stretch of desert is now part of the world’s largest dark sky reserve—a 15,000-square-mile commitment to keeping the night sky wild and visible. In a world where artificial light is everywhere, this corner of Texas is holding the line so the stars don’t fade away. Carlos Morales with NPR has the full story on making the most of what a place has to offer.
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