The aim of the program is to reduce light pollution and make it easier for stargazers to view the night sky.
—
The Town of Breckenridge is the latest community to join Colorado’s 19 certified “Dark Sky Places” and officially the first resort town to make the list.
“People already go to Breckenridge to ski,” said Michael Rymer, a program organizer with DarkSky International — the nonprofit organization responsible for issuing Dark Sky certifications. “But no matter what night of the year it is, whether it be ski season or summertime, the night sky is always going to be there, and we have to protect it.”
