Consider the following statements with respect to Hanle Dark Sky Reserve HDSR HDSR aims to control m...........

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Consider the following statements with respect to Hanle Dark Sky Reserve (HDSR)

HDSR aims to control man-made light pollution in the area in order to preserve the pristine dark skies for astronomical research.
It is an Indian astronomical observatory that is located in the South Pole of Antarctica.
The Bortle scale is a 9 level numeric scale that measures the brightness of a telescope.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

Only One

Only Two

All Three

None

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Explanation:

Only statement 1st is correct.

Hanle Dark Sky Reserve (HDSR)

Recently the 1st official star party for experienced amateur astronomers was organised by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) in at Hanle Dark Sky Reserve in eastern Ladakh.

HDSR is India’s first dark sky region which is centred at Hanle in Eastern Ladakh, around the Indian Astronomical Observatory.
It is India's first Night Sky Sanctuary is located within the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary.
The Wildlife Sanctuary is adjacent to the Indian Astronomical Observatory, the second-highest optical telescope in the world.
HDSR aims to control man-made light pollution in the area in order to preserve the pristine dark skies for astronomical research.
Bortle scale - The Bortle scale is a 9 level numeric scale that measures the night sky's brightness of a particular location.
The scale ranges from Class 1, the darkest skies available over the earth, through to Class 9, which denotes the pale, light-marred skies over the insides of cities.
HDSR region falls under the Bortle Class 1.