McDonald Observatory
Observatory · Fort Davis, Texas
A University of Texas research observatory on Mount Locke in the Davis Mountains, sitting under some of the darkest measured skies in the continental United States and at the heart of the Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve. Its Frank N. Bash Visitors Center runs daytime solar viewing and research-facility tours, and evening Star Parties that regularly draw three hundred people to a mountain three hours from the nearest airport.
3640 Dark Sky Drive, Fort Davis, Texas, 79734, United States
Visitors Center TUE-SAT 12 PM - 5 PM; CLOSED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. General admission $3. Guided tour 1 PM daily, $5. STAR PARTIES Tuesday, Friday and Saturday evenings — reservations required and they sell out. Tickets required for all programmes and to access the site.
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