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The Mount John University Observatory is located in the reserve, and is the main astronomical research observatory in New Zealand. [8] There are many stargazing tourism ventures in the region, including the well-known Dark Sky Project in the Lake Tekapo township, along with a variety of other local businesses offering stargazing and ...
The dark-sky reserve accreditation recognises that the night skies in the area of the reserve are almost completely free of light pollution and ideal for star-gazing. [14] [15] [16] Lake Tekapo and its observatories are a popular destination among astronomers, astrophotographers and tourists interested in star-gazing. [17] [18] [19]
University of Canterbury Mount John Observatory (UCMJO), previously known as Mt John University Observatory (MJUO), is New Zealand's premier astronomical research observatory. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is situated at 1,029 metres (3,376 ft) ASL atop Mount John at the northern end of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island , and was established in 1965. [ 2 ]
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.
A dark-sky preserve (DSP) is an area, usually surrounding a park or observatory, that restricts or reduces light pollution or maintains and protects naturally dark night skies. Different terms have been used to describe these areas as national organizations and governments have worked independently to create programs.
Lake Tekapo Regional Park (also known as Takapō Regional Park), is a regional park in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand's South Island. It covers 165 hectares (410 acres) at the eastern side of the southern end of Lake Tekapo , east of the Lake Tekapo township .
At the saddle between the Two Thumb Range and these ranges, State Highway 8 crosses Burkes Pass on its route between Lake Tekapo and Fairlie. [4] The South Opuha, Havelock, and Coal Rivers have their sources within the Two Thumb Range, as do numerous smaller watercourses, the most notable of which is Forest Creek, a tributary of the Rangitata ...
Big Bear Lake Solar Observatory: 1969 Big Bear City, California, US Bisdee Tier Optical Astronomy Observatory: 2010 Bisdee Tier, Spring Hill, Tasmania, Australia Black Moshannon Observatory (defunct) 1972 Pennsylvania, US Blackett Observatory: 1930s Wiltshire, England, UK Blue Mesa Observatory (defunct) 1967 New Mexico, US Boambee Observatory: 1987