Night sky astro tourism

In news– Rajasthan became the first state in India to introduce ‘night sky astro tourism’ in all 33 districts recently.

About night sky astro tourism-

The Night Sky Tourism project was launched by the State Department of Art and Culture.
The decision was made to encourage tourists to use the telescopes placed up at Jaipur’s Jawahar Kala Kendra and Jantar Mantar to look at the sky at night.
The most unique aspect of this revolutionary product is that it will be monitored by sky calendars.
In order to promote night sky Astro tourism, the government has decided to set up high-quality telescopes in each district, including at four prominent tourist spots in Jaipur.
Jaipur is in the class 5 category on a scale of 9, making it one among the prime locations for stargazing in India.
The two impediments to stargazing are clouds and “light pollution”. The latter is caused entirely by artificial lights.
Jaipur is also known for its astronomical marvel like Jantar Mantar, which was built in 1734 by Sawai Jai Singh II. It is also a UNESCO world heritage site.
A similar telescope will also be fixed at Bikaner House in the national capital.
In January 2022 Starscapes, a chain of observatories, had set up a Mobile Stargazing Observatory in Jaipur. The mobile observatory went live opposite Amity International near The Tree House Resort .