Dark Skies of the Oregon Outback

This excerpt from "When We Go Into the Dark" introduces the world-class dark sky legacy of the region. The excerpt was created for a special event organized by the Basin and Range Dark Sky Cooperative that was endorsed by leading scientists, including Richard Berry, the former Editor and Chief of Astronomy Magazine, Todd Kendall, the director of OMSI's Kendall Planetarium and Dawn Nilson, the head of the Oregon chapter of the International Dark Sky Association.