Certified dark-sky park

Warrumbungle National Park

AU · Pristine sky skies

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About this place

Overview
Australia's only IDA Dark Sky Park; near Siding Spring Observatory
Horizon
Volcanic peaks and ridges on horizon; open from elevated clearings
Region
AU
Nearest city
~60 km of light pollution

Designation & sky

Type
Dark-Sky Park
Designation
IDA Dark Sky Park
Sky quality
Bortle 1.3 (measured) · Pristine sky
Measured brightness
21.9 mag/arcsec² · Warrumbungle NP Dark Sky Park Annual Report 2017-2018 (Siding Spring/ANU): near-zenith 21.9 mag/arcsec^2 (raw 22.0 corrected -0.1 for housing glass)

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