Dark sky preserves draw amateur astronomers
AUG 09, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024568
CTV News : Canada has created a new kind of park, a “dark sky preserve,” where stargazers can congregate to view the heavens without light pollution from cities. Right now, the parks are gearing up for the upcoming annual Perseid Meteor Shower on 12 August. Although there are plenty of dark places in the world to stargaze, the sky preserves provide knowledgeable staff for guided tours of the event. The first sky park was founded in Ontario in 1999, and now there are more than 30 protected astronomy areas around the worldâmdash;a dozen in Canada alone.
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