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Caption: #lovewhereyoulivesa Dark Sky Reserve South Australia
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Caption: The first inhabitants of the Mid Murray District were the Ngangurkau, Ngaiawang and Ngarkat people. The Ngaut Ngaut Conservation Park connects these communities and the stars are an integral part to their traditions #stellerverse #places#australia #featured #photography
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Caption: Ancient tree Dancing in the starlight
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Caption: The mid Murray region is accredited by the International Dark-Sky Association as a dark sky reserve. This reserve is the first of its kind in Australia and only the 16th in the world.
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Caption: Magnellenic Clouds and the Summer Milkyway
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Caption: The Dark Sky reserve is located 100 km from Adelaide. The centre of the reserve is in Swan Reach Conservation Park which contains 2000 hectares of Mallee bushland.
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Caption: Milkyway galaxy above the River Murray
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Caption: An International Dark Sky Reserve consists of a dark ‘core’ zone surrounded by a populated buffer zone where policy controls are used to protect the darkness of the core from light pollution.
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Caption: Remains of old carriage in farm land
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Caption: The Bortle scale is a nine-level numeric scale that measures the night sky's brightness of a particular location. The reserve is 1 on the bortal scale.
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Caption: Cacti reaching for the galaxy
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Caption: Tap to see how light pollution from cities can effect our views of the night sky.
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Caption: It is so important to preserve our night skies from light pollution because it endangers ecosystems by harming those animals whose life cycles depend on the dark.
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Caption: Remnants of an old windmill
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Caption: Minimising our use of unnecessary outdoor lighting can help preserve our beautiful night skies and also limit our energy usage.
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Caption: Our ancestors have always learnt, taught and connected with a night sky free of light pollution. It is so important to continue to connect with the the night sky that inspired science, religion, philosophy, art and literature now and in the future.
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Caption: Road leading to the Dark Sky Reserve
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Caption: Look up and reconnect
In Australia’s very own
Dark Sky Reserve