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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.
The Kerry Dark-Sky Group was created in 2013 after several out-reach meetings with local community groups in the Reserve at the request of attendees to the gatherings. The purpose of the Kerry Dark-Sky Group is to promote astro-tourism in the Reserve via community projects, local outreach, and events. [4] [dead link ]
It is the most ecologically complete and largest example of the Great Plains-Boreal grassland ecosystem of North America. [10] On June 28, 2013, the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada designated Wood Buffalo National Park as Canada's newest and the world's largest dark-sky preserve.
Oregon is home to one of the best places to see a dramatic night sky. Here's how to explore the area known as the "Oregon Outback." Oregon is home to the world's largest dark sky sanctuary.
3. Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve, Idaho. Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve is a celestial wonderland spanning over 1,400 square miles, making it one of the largest dark sky reserves in the U.S ...
Yorkshire Dales National Park is the largest Dark Sky Reserve in the UK. With such a huge expanse of unpolluted sky, you can see up to 2,000 stars anywhere in the park – even in the villages ...
The Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve is an area of 4,367 km 2 (1,686 sq mi) that was designated as an International Dark Sky Reserve by the International Dark-Sky Association in June 2012. The reserve is located in the Mackenzie District in the South Island of New Zealand. At the time of the designation in 2012, the reserve was ...
For the Wairarapa reserve, the dark core is the entire area of the Aorangi Forest Park in the south of the reserve. [2] All measurements of night sky luminance in the core area are darker than 21.3 mag/arcsec 2 (corresponding to Bortle scale 3), and in places are as dark as 21.8 mag/arcsec 2 (Bortle scale 1).