This is a story about “Sky Village,” an astronomy centric retirement community and their founders, the “Star Geezers,” Jack and Alice Newton. Located in AZ near the NM and Mexico border, the remoteness is a gift as this is one of the darkest places on the North America. Couple this with the clear desert air, this was how the Newtons selected and purchased several hundred acres of land and divided them into 22 distinct lots. ⠀
Easily one of the most interesting places I have visited in recent memory. A close-knit community bonded by their love of the celestial, the remoteness, and the darkness….. so dark that on a new moon you can no longer see your feet. So dark you never knew so many stars existed- appearing dizzying, textural, and 3-dimensional. So dark as your eyes adjust, you can see your shadow cast by the stars above.⠀
