![]() ![]() This means that, once the sun has set and you're in a remote spot away from street lights, you can see thousands of stars, the Milky Way, and the Andromeda Galaxy (2.5 million light years away) with the naked eye.Įlsewhere in Northumberland, you’ll still be blown away by our dark skies. The whole of Northumberland National Park and most of Kielder Water & Forest Park make up our International Dark Sky Park, awarded by the International Dark Sky Association. This makes it one of the best places in the country to go stargazing. Northumberland is fortunate enough to have extremely low levels of light pollution, which means we have the most ‘pristine dark skies’ in England (CPRE Night Blight Report 2016). Gaze at galaxies in Northumberland’s Dark Sky Park and spot constellations above our coastline. It’s the spine-tingling moment when you see an official ‘dark sky’, recognised by the International Dark-Sky Association. Stargazing is more than seeing a smattering of stars from your front lawn.
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