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The Torrance Barrens (officially Torrance Barrens Conservation Reserve) is a conservation area and dark-sky preserve in the District Municipality of Muskoka in Central Ontario, Canada. [1] The reserve consists of Crown Lands in the municipalities of Gravenhurst and Muskoka Lakes. It is notable as the first dark-sky preserve in Canada and for ...
A dark-sky preserve status enables high-quality astronomical observation in Paranal Observatory. [1]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.
Established in 2018 to commemorate the 125th year of Ontario Parks and the 150th year of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and the establishment of Ontario Parks' first Dark Sky Preserve, a new Discovery program - Stars over Killarney - was created to connect the beauty of Killarney Provincial Park with
Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve, Idaho Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserv e 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.
Dark Sky Observatory: 1981 Phillips Gap, Wilkes County, North Carolina, US Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) 2015 500 km LEO: Darling's Observatory (defunct) 1917 Duluth, Minnesota, US Dearborn Observatory: 1889 Evanston, Illinois, US Detroit Observatory: 1854 Ann Arbor, Michigan, US David Dunlap Observatory: 1935 Richmond Hill, Ontario ...
Point Pelee was designated a dark-sky preserve in 2006, the first Canadian national park to be designated as such. [12] In March 2006, high winds caused waves that washed away the sand point and all that remained was a platform. [ 13 ]
Stargazing is another activity at Anza-Borrego. The park was designated an International Dark Sky Park by the International Dark-Sky Association in 2018. [8] Ecotourism is big for Anza-Borrego. On average, the population of Borrego Springs increases by about 580% in peak wildflower superbloom season. This is a shift from around 3400 long term ...