National Parks for Astronomy and Solar System Outreach

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Oct 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011epsc.conf.1175n&link_type=abstract

EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011, held 2-7 October 2011 in Nantes, France. http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc-dps2011, p.1175

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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With the rise of urban lighting, national, state, and regional parks have become some of the last remaining dark-sky sites the typical family can easily visit. As a consequence, visitors to national parks in the United States consider a star-filled sky an integral part of their "park experience." U.S. national parks have therefore become an increasingly important tool for informal science education and outreach in the areas of astronomy and planetary science, potentially reaching tens of millions of people annually. Fostering stronger astronomer/park collaborations benefits educational and public outreach goals.

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