# Changelog

What's new on Dark Skies Directory: content additions and updates, newest first.

- 2026-09-28: Updated "Meteor Shower Calendar 2026-2027" and "Dark Sky Parks in the US and Canada" with links to the new seasonal shower and Canada preserves guides (/articles)
- 2026-09-28: Corrected the Moon condition for the 2026 Orionids in "Moon Phases, Moonrise and Moonset Explained": waxing gibbous and about 74 percent lit, not largely out of the way (/moon-phases)
- 2026-09-28: Added "NASA's Budget Explained: Where the Money Goes" (/nasa-budget-explained)
- 2026-09-28: Added "Starlink and the Night Sky: Satellites and Stargazing" (/starlink-satellites-astronomy)
- 2026-09-28: Added "UFOs and UAPs: What Official Investigations Have Found" (/ufos-uaps-what-we-know)
- 2026-09-28: Added "Dark Sky Preserves in Canada: A Province-by-Province Guide" (/dark-sky-preserves-canada)
- 2026-09-28: Added "Night Sky October 2026: What to See in the US and Canada" (/night-sky-october-2026)
- 2026-09-28: Added "Geminids 2026: Peak Night Guide for the US and Canada" (/geminid-meteor-shower-2026)
- 2026-09-28: Added "Leonid Meteor Shower 2026: When and Where to Watch" (/leonid-meteor-shower-2026)
- 2026-09-28: Added "Orionid Meteor Shower 2026: Peak Dates and Where to Watch" (/orionid-meteor-shower-2026)
- 2026-09-24: Widened the Nightly News roundup to cover a full week, with a link to every source. (/nightly-news)
- 2026-09-24: Added a "Near me" map to the dark sky places directory. (/places)
- 2026-09-24: Added a "Plan Your Night" panel to every dark sky place page: tonight's moon phase, upcoming meteor showers, forecast and light-pollution map links, and the 5 nearest other certified places. (/places)
- 2026-09-24: Added the Dark Sky Trip Planner, with 12 months of new-moon weekend windows and calendar downloads for every event. (/plan)
- 2026-09-24: Added a photo to every article, place, and event page.
- 2026-09-23: Launched Dark Skies Directory: 10 in-depth guides, 212 certified dark sky places, dark sky and outdoor-lighting law for 64 US states and Canadian provinces, and 77 upcoming celestial events. (/)

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Canonical: https://darkskiesdirectory.com/changelog
Updated: 2026-09-28