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World’s first Dark Sky Island to open observatory
October 5, 2015
Steve Adams
Business & Travel Journalist

The Dark Sky Island of Sark is set to attract more stargazing tourists with the opening of its first observatory on 10 October 2015.

The tiny Channel Island was designated as the world’s first Dark Sky Island in 2011 by the International Dark-Sky Association and is one of only two in the world. The award was in recognition of the exceptional blackness of the night sky that makes for spectacular stargazing on the island. The opening of the observatory aims to facilitate astro-tourism on Sark and make it tangible for first timers as well as experienced stargazers.

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