3个新的黑暗天空公园展现了夜空的奇观

3个新的黑暗天空公园展现了夜空的奇观

Stargazers can visit three new Dark Sky Parks in the United States and enjoy unpolluted views of night skies thanks to the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA).

观星者在美国可以参观三个新的黑暗天空公园，观赏无污染的夜空景色，这都要归功于国际黑暗天空协会。

Over the past few months, the organization designated Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Dinosaur National Monument and Tonto National Monument as International Dark Sky Parks for their "commitment to preserving and educating about the night sky," according to the National Park Service.

国家公园管理局说，在过去的几个月里，该协会把大沙丘国家公园、恐龙国家纪念碑和通托国家纪念碑归入国际黑暗星空公园，因为它们“致力于保护和教育人们关于夜空的知识”。

Let's take a deeper dive into why dark skies matter and what you'll see at the three new Dark Sky Parks.

让我们更深入地探讨为什么黑暗的天空很重要，以及你将在三个新的黑暗天空公园看到什么。

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

大沙丘国家公园

Great Sand Dunes has long been a destination for astronomers. Now, it joins three other national parks in Colorado and about 24 national parks around the U.S. that have been designated International Dark Sky Parks.

大沙丘一直是天文学家的目的地。现在，它加入了科罗拉多州的其他三个国家公园和美国各地约24个国家公园的行列，这些国家公园已被指定为国际黑暗天空公园。

Dinosaur National Monument

恐龙国家纪念碑

Located in northeast Utah and northwest Colorado, Dinosaur National Monument is home to some of the most well-preserved dinosaur fossils in the world. It also has some of the most well-preserved dark skies in the world.

恐龙国家纪念碑位于犹他州东北部和科罗拉多州西北部，是世界上保存最完好的恐龙化石的所在地，还有一些世界上保存最完好的黑暗天空。

The monument covers nearly 211,000 acres across desert peaks and river canyons. Its remote location, high elevation and low humidity provide an excellent vantage point for viewing starry night skies.

这座纪念碑横跨沙漠山峰和峡谷，占地近21.1万英亩。它的地理位置偏远，海拔高，湿度低，为观赏星空提供了极好的有利条件。

Tonto National Monument

通托国家纪念碑

On a clear night, you can see constellations, meteor showers, the Milky Way, planets and more from Tonto National Monumentnear Phoenix, Arizona. The monument covers more than 1,100 acres and includes two well-preserved prehistoric cliff dwellings and many Native American artifacts.

晴朗的夜晚，从亚利桑那州凤凰城的通托国家纪念碑你可以看到星座、流星雨、银河系、行星等等。这座纪念碑占地1100多英亩，包括两处保存完好的史前悬崖民居和许多印第安人的手工艺品。