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Mont-Mégantic National Park ''(Parc national du Mont-Mégantic)'' is a national park in Quebec, Canada.〔(Registre des aires protégées du Québec ), Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs. 〕 It is located near the municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Bois in the Estrie region. The park was created in 1994 and is adjacent to the Samuel-Brisson Ecological Reserve which is located northeast of it. Mont Mégantic is the approximate geographic centre of the park. Located at its peak is the Mont-Mégantic Observatory, which is the most important astronomical observatory in eastern Canada. Part of the park is also recognized as important area for bird conservation.〔(Mont Mégantic Sherbrooke, Québec ) 〕 The park is managed by the Quebec government through the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (SÉPAQ). == Special features of the park == The park terrain is characteristic of the frontier mountains in the Appalachia region, although the bulk of it is in fact the most easterly of the Montérégie. Four peaks are accessible by hiking trails including the Pic de l'Aurore (~ 835 m),〔(Cyberpresse du 18 sepembre 2011, Parc du Mont-Mégantic: un nouveau secteur en cadeau ) 〕 Mont Victoria (~ 1050 m), Mont St. Joseph (~ 1075 m) and Mont Mégantic (1105 m). Mont Mégantic is the tenth highest mountain in Quebec and is the highest peak accessible by car. The park is known for its scientific observatory at the top (at an elevation of 1111 m). The observatory hosts a Ritchey-Chrétien telescope of 1.6 m in diameter, the most powerful of this type in North America. The site is mainly used by the University of Montreal and Laval University who are the owners. If conditions permit, naked-eye observations are possible through the telescope during the Mont Mégantic Astronomy Festival, an event that usually takes place in early July. On September 21, 2007, following sustained efforts to reduce light pollution in the region of Mont-Mégantic, it has been recognized as the first international Dark-sky preserve by the International Dark-Sky Association.〔(ASTROLab du Mont-Mégantic consulté le 14 juillet 2010 ) 〕 Close to the scientific observatory is the Observatoire populaire du Mont-Mégantic (OPMM). Equipped with a telescope of 61 cm in diameter, it is one of the largest observatories in the world built for use by the public. It is operated by ASTROLab of the Mont-Mégantic National Park. Five hundred feet below is the ASTROLab Mont-Mégantic National Park. ASTROLab is a museum and activity centre for public astronomy. There are exhibitions and a star cinema. At night, two public observatories, several telescopes and other observational instruments are available for public use. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mont-Mégantic National Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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