Posts Tagged McDonald Observatory
Playboy art installation goes up near Marfa
June 10th, 2013
By ALBERTO TOMAS HALPERN
MARFA – Playboy Enterprises Inc. has begun installing a large-scale sculpture on the outskirts of Marfa, but mystery surrounds the motives behind the installation.
A 20-foot by 13-foot neon sign, in the shape of the iconic Playboy Bunny logo, can be seen at the installation site, just west of the Marfa city limit …
Guest columnist
November 29th, 2012
Star power in the Davis Mountains
By E.R. BILLS
If I told you I saw Hercules or Cassiopeia last night, you’d probably assume I was watching the Disney Channel or America’s Top Model. But the Hercules I saw wasn’t animated and the Cassiopeia I was introduced to has more star power than all the women who’ve ever …
Meeting illuminates new light regulations
July 28th, 2011
By BENJAMIN WERMUND
FORT DAVIS – Far West Texans are preparing for a “one-of-a-kind” state law aiming to protect the region’s “one-of-a-kind skies.”
At a meeting Monday at Indian Lodge near Fort Davis, about 30 people gathered to learn more about potential changes coming to the area, stemming from a new law requiring counties and communities, any …
Monday meeting to shed light on new regulations
July 21st, 2011
FORT DAVIS – New light regulations will be discussed Monday at a meeting hosted by the Fort Davis Chamber of Commerce.
New state law requires counties within a 57-mile radius of McDonald Observatory to regulate light usage, and the 30-minute meeting at the Indian Lodge will explore potential changes before they take effect January 1.
“House Bill …
New law aims to keep lights low in Far West Texas
July 7th, 2011
By BENJAMIN WERMUND
FAR WEST TEXAS – At night, McDonald Observatory is one of the darkest places in America.
Far-away cities create domes of light on the horizon — the only interruptions to the continuous blackness, aside from the stars and moon.
It’s like that for a reason. Astronomers need a dark sky to better observe the cosmos.
