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- 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
Hortobágy National Park
Hungary · Truly dark skies · certified April 27, 2015
About this place
- Overview
- Hungarian steppe UNESCO site; largest IDA Dark Sky Park in Europe
- Horizon
- Wide-open steppe, excellent low-horizon access in all directions
- Region
- Hungary
- Nearest city
- ~60 km of light pollution
Designation & sky
- Type
- Dark-Sky Park
- Designation
- International Dark Sky Park
- Certified
- April 27, 2015
- Sky quality
- Bortle 2 · Truly dark
- Status
- Certified
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