Monday, August 24, 2026

Question: In 2009, Borrego Springs earned a celestial distinction that made it a first for California. What was it?

Answer: Borrego Springs became California’s first International Dark Sky Community, and at the time only the second in the world after Flagstaff, Arizona. The International Dark-Sky Association awarded the designation in 2009 in recognition of the desert town’s strict lighting rules and community effort to curb light pollution and protect its night sky.