A new Starlight Reserve for the central South Island of New Zealand
Abstract
The Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve is a new reserve created in 2012 by the International Dark-Sky Association in the central South Island of New Zealand, and covers over 4300 square kilometres around Mt John University Observatory. It is the first such reserve to be recognized at gold tier level and is the largest dark sky reserve in the world. Astro-tourism in the new reserve will be a prominent activity in the coming years.
- Publication:
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Highlights of Astronomy
- Pub Date:
- March 2015
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2015HiA....16..736H
- Keywords:
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- Dark sky reserve;
- combatting light pollution;
- astro-tourism