UK Light Polution

Ever wondered how bad light pollution (LP) is in the UK? Well this image shows it well. It's an interesting view, across Scotland the Central belt with Edinburgh and Glasgow, are clearly visible, as are Inverness and Aberdeen, but we still have some dark sites. Head North from the Central belt and you don't have to go too far to find some dark skies. Head South too and around the borders the skies are reasonably non-polluted. Also obvious are some of the Islands around Scotland, there are plenty of dark sites there. For more info check out this site.

For a really dark site, head to the dedicated Dark Sky Park in Galloway Forest. It was established as the first Dark Sky park in the UK.