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  2. Lake Tekapo - Wikipedia

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    Lake Tekapo and the surrounding district were designated in 2012 as the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve. The area of the reserve is 4,367 km 2 (1,686 sq mi) and as of 2024, this makes it the largest dark-sky reserve in the southern hemisphere. The dark-sky reserve accreditation recognises that the night skies in the area of the ...

  3. Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve - Wikipedia

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    The main settlements within the reserve are Mount Cook Village, Twizel, and Lake Tekapo (town). [3] [4] The night sky brightness in the reserve ranks at a level 2 on the nine-level Bortle Dark-Sky Scale, representing a truly dark site with high astronomical observability of celestial objects.

  4. Lake Tekapo (town) - Wikipedia

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    The Dark-Sky Project runs star gazing tours from their award winning [21] observatory building on the foreshore of Lake Tekapo. The Dark Sky Project is jointly owned by founders Hide Ozawa and Graeme Murray, and Ngāi Tahu iwi. In the New Zealand Tourism Awards 2021, Dark-Sky Project won the Māori Tourism award, He Kai Kei Aku Ringa. [22]

  5. Mount John University Observatory - Wikipedia

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    Dark Sky Project: 0.4-metre Meade ... The nearest population centre is the resort town of Lake Tekapo (pop. >500). Approximately 20% of nights at UCMJO are ...

  6. See the Stars: Dark Sky Destinations Across America - AOL

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    For an epic stargazing outing, head to one of these 10 Dark Sky destinations across the country for incredibly clear views of the heavens.

  7. Mackenzie Basin - Wikipedia

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    In June 2012, an area of 430,000 hectares (1,100,000 acres) including Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park and the Mackenzie Basin was declared the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve by the International Dark-Sky Association. At the time of the designation in 2012, the reserve was the largest in the world, and the only reserve of its ...

  8. Moonless nights, dark sky parks, more: What to know to see ...

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    The best way to see the Milky Way is from one of Michigan's dark sky parks, situated away from major sources of light pollution. ... Keweenaw Dark Sky Park in Keweenaw County. Lake Hudson ...

  9. List of largest optical refracting telescopes - Wikipedia

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    Dark Sky Project, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand: 46 cm (18") 6.7 m (22.6 ft) 1894: by John Brashear: From 2016 operational at Lake Tekapo, New Zealand. Royal Observatory:

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