Old Snowmass gets certified as a Dark Sky Community

Old Snowmass gets certified as a Dark Sky Community

About three years ago, Martha Ferguson woke up at her residence in Old Snowmass at 3:30 a.m. to study a life-long interest: the night sky.  She peered out at the eastern canvas of stars, expecting to see Jupiter and Venus hanging from the sliver of a moon. But shining bright into the night and obscuring her view were two columns of light extending from a ranch about a quarter mile away. “It was going to be amazing,” she said of the moon and plan…