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TUESDAY 17 February 2015
Reserve set up for seeing stars
STAR PHOTOGRAPHER: Astro Photographer, Ralph Bradley from Wai-iti, with one of the telescopes he uses to take images of the night sky. Ralph is in preliminary discussions with the International DarkSky Association about registering his property and pai surrounding area as a silver-rated dark paint | wallpaper | curtains | blinds sky reserve. Photo: Monique Bergman.
Monique Bergman Amateur astrology photographer, Ralph Bradley, is hoping that his new Wai-iti property will soon be registered as the only silver-rated dark sky reserve in the Top of The South. Having previously lived in Richmond, Ralph was finding it increasingly harder to see the stars due to light pollution, so he moved to Waiiti where he could view a clear night sky. “When living in a suburban area you get a sky glow and you can only see around 20 to 30 bright stars, I was amazed that I could see the entire Milky Way and stars in detail at Wai-iti, so I decided to start the registration process.” Ralph is in preliminary discussions with the International Dark Sky Association (IDA) who administer the registrations and has submitted all information required. The proposed reserve would be located around 16km from Richmond and 30km from Nelson. His long term plan is to build three observatories on the property, two dedicated to astro-photography and another for visual use. “It would be an awesome asset for the whole community, being so close to town. Mt John Observatory in the Aoraki Mackenzie is aBrenda Grant Trish Gray gold-rated reserve but it is a long way from any major centre, there is now a possibility to have an extensive dark sky reserve in the Top of The South. I would like to have groups of visitors and school children come out and have a look through the telescopes at things they have never Brenda Grant seen before, like the rings of Saturn, the moons Paula Fletcher of Jupiter and the craters on the moon,” says Ralph. Part of the process requires public access, and Ralph has been in opening discussions with the Tasman District Council about including Wai-iti Domain and eventually incorporating Paula Fletcher adjacent Tunnicliffe Forest, making a total area of around 110 hectares.
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