The Battlesteads Dark Sky Observatory, in Wark on Tyne, North-East A NEW generation of stargazers are being inspired following the launch of a dark skies festival. Northumberland National Park is working together with CLIF Bar to launch a new initiative to follow on from the first virtual Northumberland Dark Skies Festival. The site was one of five National Parks in the UK to receive a grant from CLIF Bar as part of their National Parks Protectors Fund, receiving a £10,000 grant to support the park’s dark skies conservation projects. The project helps to raise public awareness of the issues of light pollution, and the need to help conserve the pristine dark skies.
A new virtual festival is being organised this February to celebrate Northumberland as one of the best places to stargaze and take in the majesty of the Milky Way on a clear night.
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