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Detailed explanation-1: -Six hamlets of Revenue villages of Hanle namely Bhok, Shado, Punjab, Khuldo, Naga, Tibetan Refugee habitation which are situated within the Changthang Wild Life Sanctuary and adjacent to Indian Astronomical Observatory of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics at Hanle have notified under the Night Sky Reserve.

Detailed explanation-2: -The proposed Dark Sky Reserve will be located at Hanle in Ladakh as a part of Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary. It will boost Astro tourism in India and will be one of the world’s highest-located sites for optical, infra-red, and gamma-ray telescopes.

Detailed explanation-3: -If you’re ready for a spectacular peep into the universe, you may want to put Hanle in Ladakh on your list. The cluster of six hamlets-Bhok, Shado, Punguk, Khuldo, Naga & Tibetan Refugee habitations within the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary, has just been formally notified as the Hanle Dark Sky Reserve.

Detailed explanation-4: -In a unique and first-of-its-kind initiative, the Department of Science & Technology (DST), government of India, has undertaken to set up India’s first-ever “night sky sanctuary” in Ladakh. The proposed dark sky reserve will be located at Hanle in Ladakh as a part of Changthang wildlife sanctuary, the statement said.

Detailed explanation-5: -The administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh has officially identified a 1,073 sqkm area in Ladakh’s Hanle as India’s first dark sky reserve and will be known as the Hanle Dark Sky Reserve (HDSR).