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Maharashtra's Pench Tiger Reserve becomes India's first Dark Sky Park
Updated On: 12 January, 2024 01:38 PM IST | Nagpur | mid-day online correspondent
Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra becomes India`s first Dark Sky Park within a tiger reserve for protecting the night sky and preventing light pollution, becoming ideal facility for astronomy enthusiasts
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Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra becomes India`s first Dark Sky Park within a tiger reserve for protecting the night sky and preventing light pollution. The Pench Tiger Reserve earmarks areas around the park that restricts lights for star-gazers to access pristine dark skies and makes the facility ideal not only for astronomy students but tourists too.
Dark Sky Place certification focuses on lighting policy, dark sky-friendly retrofits, outreach and education, and monitoring the night sky. Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) became fifth such park in Asia. The certification was given by International Dark Sky Association, a global movement to promote astronomy.
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