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- Best use
- Milky Way, meteor showers, and deep-sky viewing
- Planning signal
- Dark-window target
- Route context
- 4 Stella stays within 350 km
Certified dark-sky park
Hehuan Mountain International Dark Sky Park / Yuanfeng Star Theater
Nantou / Hualien, Taiwan · Truly dark skies
About this place
- Overview
- Taiwan flagship dark-sky anchor with official stargazing areas including Yuanfeng, Kunyang, Wuling, Songxue Lou, and Xiaofengkou
- Horizon
- High Central Range dark-sky park with exposed alpine roads and strong horizon relief
- Region
- Nantou / Hualien, Taiwan
- Nearest city
- ~30 km of light pollution
Designation & sky
- Type
- Dark-Sky Park
- Designation
- IDA Dark Sky Park
- Sky quality
- Bortle 2 · Truly dark
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