Hanle Dark Sky Reserve: How to Stargaze in India's Darkest Sky

Hanle in Ladakh is India's first Dark Sky Reserve and one of the rare Bortle 1 sites on Earth

The 1,073 sq km reserve sits around the Indian Astronomical Observatory at ~4,500 m altitude

Over 40 trained local Astronomy Ambassadors run home-telescope sessions, keeping tourism money local

Go on a new-moon night between May and October; July to September give the clearest Milky Way views

No bright torches: high altitude, cold and thin air make acclimatisation as important as the gear

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