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Dark-sky reserve & sanctuary
Westhavelland
Germany · Truly dark skies · certified January 20, 2015
About this place
- Region
- Germany
Designation & sky
- Type
- Dark-Sky Reserve
- Designation
- Reserves
- Certified
- January 20, 2015
- Sky quality
- Bortle 2.5 (measured) · Truly dark
- Measured brightness
- 21.6 mag/arcsec² · Westhavelland IDSR certification application (Hänel/Kyba): zenith 21.6-21.78 mag/arcsec^2 (21.78 is best-case, spring with no Milky Way); conservative representative 21.6
- Status
- Certified
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