2019-06-01_All_About_Space

Location:Dalmellington, Scotland, United Kingdom

Company:Scottish Dark Sky Observatory

Price:£10 ($13) for children, £12 ($15) for students and 65+, £16 ($20)

Adults, prices vary depending on the session

The Scottish Dark Sky Observatory is a wonderful observatory open

to the public, amateur astronomers, groups, clubs and anyone who

fancies the trip! Even if the clouds have come out over the Galloway

Forest Dark Sky Park there is still a mobile planetarium that can lead to

a immersive experience of the night sky.

There are evening sessions that normally last for 90 minutes, group

bookings for schools, clubs and

societies and even telescope

hire for the more seasoned

astronomers. There are also

special occasions where there

is a particular astronomical

event running or a special

guest speaker - so be sure to

look out for updates.

Location:Brecon Beacons, Wales, United Kingdom

Company: Stargazers Retreat

Price: From £89 (approx. $113) per night

The United Kingdom is home to some of the most jam-packed and

light-polluted cities in the world. It’s hard to find somewhere to escape

just to enjoy the simple treasures the night sky has to offer.

The Stargazers Retreat offers a quaint cottage in the Brecon Beacons

fitted with its own observatory

and a computerised Meade

telescope to observe the

heavens in great detail. There

is so much more to the Brecon

Beacons than clear night

skies, too, with a plethora

of marvellous sights in the

surrounding woodlands.

Location:Tasmania, Australia

Company: TasVac at ions

Price: From AU $806 (approx. £640) per person

There are fewer places to go in the Southern Hemisphere to see

the Aurora Australis, also referred to as the Southern Lights. One

location commonly visited by nature's light show is Tasmania. In a

six-night escape provided by

TasVacations, this tour will

take you to three places in the

southoftheislandstate.Once

away from the light pollution,

the chance to observe the

Southern Lights will be well

worth the adventure.

Visiting an observatory

Stargazers' retreat

Southern escape

Location:Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
Company: Stars by Night
Price: From 23€ (£20) child, 33€ (£29) adult

There is nothing like a cloudless, glistening sky
away from the light pollution of cities. Looking up
and seeing the incredible amount of stars twinkling,
forming stellar patterns and hearing the mythical
stories behind the constellations from an island
surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean will leave many
in extreme awe.
StarsbyNightofferstocollectyoufromyour
accommodationinFuerteventura,CanaryIslands
toheadtoadark-skysitewhereplentyofstargazing
and astrophotography can be achieved.

A night of stargazing

Left:

Weather

permitting,

the Milky Way

can be seen

with fantastic

clarity

Top right:

The Galloway

Forest Dark

Sky Park was

the first Dark

Sky Park in the

UK and Europe

Middle right:

The Brecon

Beacon’s high

altitude and

lack of light

pollution

makes for a

rare clear sky

in the UK

Bottom right:

Solar activity

will play a

huge part in

witnessing

the dancing

lights of the

night sky

Astronomy holidays 2019