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NEW DELHI: India’s first-ever Night Sky Sanctuary, being arrange by CSIR underneath the Union Ministry of Science & Technology, in Ladakh’s Hanle will probably be accomplished in over a month’s time. In a singular and first-of-its-kind initiative, the Night Sky Sanctuary is being arrange as a part of a well-formulated coverage to spice up astro-tourism (journey to distant areas for unpolluted views of the cosmos) within the area.
“It is being developed to attract tourists from across the world over the picturesque Ladakh”, mentioned Union minister for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh after assembly with Lieutenant governor of Ladakh, R Okay Mathur.
The minister mentioned that Hanle has been chosen for the mission as it’s situated in Ladakh’s chilly desert area; it’s away from any type of human disturbance and has clear sky and dry climate circumstances that exist all year long.
According to an official supply, the Dark Sky Reserve is arising as part of Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary, one of many world’s highest-located websites for an optical, infrared and gamma-ray telescopes. “This is being set up at a height of 4,500 meters and will help in studying stars, and galaxies”, mentioned an official.
This can be the world’s fifteenth licensed Night Sky Sanctuary after Kalahari Heritage Park in South Africa, Great Barrier Island in New Zealand, the Black Gap Wildlife within the US Black Gap Wildlife Management Area within the US, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (US), Cosmic Campground (US), Devils River State Natural Area-Del Norte Unit and Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (US).
The Night Sky Sanctuary is a public or non-public land that has an distinctive; or distinguished high quality of location for starry nights and a nocturnal atmosphere that’s protected for its scientific, pure or instructional worth, its cultural heritage and public enjoyment.
A tripartite MoU has been signed lately among the many UT Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, the Indian Institute of Astrophysics and the UT Administration for establishing the Night Sky Sanctuary.
NEW DELHI: India’s first-ever Night Sky Sanctuary, being arrange by CSIR underneath the Union Ministry of Science & Technology, in Ladakh’s Hanle will probably be accomplished in over a month’s time. In a singular and first-of-its-kind initiative, the Night Sky Sanctuary is being arrange as a part of a well-formulated coverage to spice up astro-tourism (journey to distant areas for unpolluted views of the cosmos) within the area.
“It is being developed to attract tourists from across the world over the picturesque Ladakh”, mentioned Union minister for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh after assembly with Lieutenant governor of Ladakh, R Okay Mathur.
The minister mentioned that Hanle has been chosen for the mission as it’s situated in Ladakh’s chilly desert area; it’s away from any type of human disturbance and has clear sky and dry climate circumstances that exist all year long.
According to an official supply, the Dark Sky Reserve is arising as part of Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary, one of many world’s highest-located websites for an optical, infrared and gamma-ray telescopes. “This is being set up at a height of 4,500 meters and will help in studying stars, and galaxies”, mentioned an official.
This can be the world’s fifteenth licensed Night Sky Sanctuary after Kalahari Heritage Park in South Africa, Great Barrier Island in New Zealand, the Black Gap Wildlife within the US Black Gap Wildlife Management Area within the US, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (US), Cosmic Campground (US), Devils River State Natural Area-Del Norte Unit and Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (US).
The Night Sky Sanctuary is a public or non-public land that has an distinctive; or distinguished high quality of location for starry nights and a nocturnal atmosphere that’s protected for its scientific, pure or instructional worth, its cultural heritage and public enjoyment.
A tripartite MoU has been signed lately among the many UT Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, the Indian Institute of Astrophysics and the UT Administration for establishing the Night Sky Sanctuary.
