DarkSky International Names Annual Awards Winners

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DarkSky International has presented its annual awards recipients as judged by a panel of distinguished society members. They are as follows:

  • Crawford Hunter Lifetime Achievement Award:
    Nancy Clanton
  • Bob Gent Community Leadership Award:
    Starry Skies North
  • Galileo Award:
    John Barentine
  • The Dr. Arthur Hoag and William T. Robinson Award:
    Michel Deromme
  • Dark Sky Place of the Year Award:
    Wimberley Valley
  • Rising Star Awards: Ashley Garcia & Quiana Lorenzo, Bonnie Peng, and Don Wong
  • Dark Sky Defender Awards: Zach Kolp, Xia Guo, Landon Bannister, Mario Di Sora, Babak Tafreshi, and Matías Rodríguez