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Dark Sky Parks are parks that have exceptional starry nights and are protected for this very reason. The purpose is generally to promote astronomy.
Understand
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Map of Dark Sky Parks
Destinations
[edit | edit source]Africa
[edit | edit source]- !Ae!Hai Kalahari Heritage Park, South Africa.
- 1 NamibRand Nature Reserve, Namibia.
Asia
[edit | edit source]- 2 Indian Astronomical Observatory, Hanle, India.
- 3 Makhtesh Ramon, Israel.
- 4 Ngari Dark Sky Park (阿里暗夜公园) (Ali (Tibet), China). Said to be one of the best places in the northern hemisphere for taking photos of the night sky due to perennially clear weather and the absence of light pollution. The park has several telescopes that visitors may access.
- Yeongyang Firefly Eco Park, South Korea.
Europe
[edit | edit source]North America
[edit | edit source]Canada
[edit | edit source]See here for more information.
United States
[edit | edit source]See Dark Sky Parks in the United States.
South America
[edit | edit source]See here for more information.
Oceania
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Australia
[edit | edit source]- 6 Australian Age of Dinosaurs, Winton, Queensland, [email protected].
- River Murray Dark Sky Reserve, South Australia.
- 7 Warrumbungle National Park, New South Wales.
New Zealand
[edit | edit source]- 8 Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park.
- 9 Aotea / Great Barrier Island.
- 10 Stewart Island / Rakiura.
- Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve.