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    Tag: Astronomy

    The best East Coast stargazing? Discover West Virginia dark-sky wonders

    Travel / Transportation Clyde Craig -
    MOUNT ZION, W.Va. — If you’re searching for the best places to stargaze on the East Coast, West Virginia...

    The tale of Cale Betts's ghost still haunts the Calhoun County night

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    GRANTSVILLE, W.Va. — Nights in rural Calhoun County are counted among the darkest in West Virginia, so it's little...

    Where are the most star-spangled skies in rural West Virginia?

    Travel / Transportation David Sibray -
    MARLINTON, W.Va. — Located entirely within the Appalachian Mountains, West Virginia includes some of the darkest regions of the...

    West Virginia is ground-zero for UFO research, extraterrestrial encounters

    Lore and Legend David Sibray -
    GREEN BANK, W.Va. — A renowned paranormal investigator says West Virginia has a remarkable association with UFO activity because...

    WVU joins gravitational wave detection network

    Higher Education David Sibray -
    The hunt for more evidence of gravitational waves— the ripples in space-time formed by cataclysmic events in the distant...

    Aurora could be visible from parts of W.Va. this weekend

    Travel / Transportation David Sibray -
    Though nothing is sure, there's a chance a rare glimpse of the Northern Lights could be visible in parts...

    Three August events stargazers in W.Va. won't want to miss

    Travel / Transportation David Sibray -
    The wonder of living in rural West Virginia will come to the fore this August where stargazing is concerned. Three...

    Observatory in remote West Virginia mountains to remain open

    Landmarks / Museums David Sibray -
    The National Science Foundation has announced plans to leave open the remote Green Bank Observatory high in the Allegheny...

    Rural W.Va. ideal to see year's largest supermoon, Snow Moon

    Festivals / Events Bianca Bosworth -
    Rural West Virginia will be an ideal place from which to observe the largest super-moon of 2019 — the...

    Wolf Moon once shone on wolf-haunted West Virginia hills

    Festivals / Events David Sibray -
    January's Wolf Moon recalls a time when wolves roamed the hills of West Virginia. Though the idea may seem...

    Always plenty of family fun in West Virginia backyards

    Focus Bianca Bosworth -
    You don't need to spend a lot of money to have fun in West Virginia, and you don't have...

    West Virginia by Night: the works of Jesse Thornton

    Arts David Sibray -
    Rural and mountainous, West Virginia is home to some of the most star-spangled skies in the eastern U.S. —...

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