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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
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
AB, Canada · Truly dark skies · certified April 28, 2017
About this place
- Overview
- Cross-border park joining Waterton Lakes in Alberta and Glacier in Montana; dark mountain skies
- Horizon
- Mountain ridges limit low horizon to 10-15°; best views overhead and south
- Region
- AB, Canada
- Nearest city
- ~100 km of light pollution
Designation & sky
- Type
- Dark-Sky Park
- Designation
- Parks
- Certified
- April 28, 2017
- Sky quality
- Bortle 2 · Truly dark
- Status
- Certified
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