About this place
- Overview
- Europe's first IDA Dark Sky Reserve; coastal England national park
- Horizon
- Ocean horizon to the north; moorland hills to the south
- Region
- GB
- Nearest city
- ~40 km of light pollution
Certified dark-sky park
Exmoor Dark Sky Reserve
GB · Truly dark skies
Designation & sky
- Type
- Dark-Sky Park
- Designation
- IDA Dark Sky Reserve
- Sky quality
- Bortle 2.5 (measured) · Truly dark
- Measured brightness
- 21.6 mag/arcsec² · Exmoor NP IDSR 2014 Annual Report Table 1 (TMDAS survey): dark-core stations 21.6-21.8 mag/arcsec^2; 2020 core average 21.63, rounded to 21.6
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