Milky Way over Neist Point Lighthouse, Isle of Skye, Scotland
© Shaiith/Getty Image
Step into the dark
The Isle of Skye is one of several parts of Scotland that are set aside as Dark Sky parks, where the lack of artificial light makes stargazing a spectacular event, with or without a telescope. First observed in 2003, International Dark Sky Week was the brainchild of then-high school student Jennifer Barlow. Her goal was to bring awareness of the impact of light pollution on people and the environment. Her efforts have made it a worldwide event and a centrepiece of Global Astronomy Month.
Related Images
New York City’s Empire State Building is seen lit up before Earth Hour in 2011
Department of the Taoiseach lit up for the St Patrick's Festival in Dublin, Ireland
Minnestimma Lake, Banff, Alta.
Night scenery with full noon, Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, B.C.
Latona Fountain in the Gardens of Versailles for the 100th anniversary of the Paris Peace Conference
Bauhaus Archive Museum of Design in Berlin, Germany
Yunishigawa Kamakura Festival in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Milky way over the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness in New Mexico
Bing Today Images
Mirror Beach, Porto Seguro, Bahia, Brazil
Apr 19, 2026
Zion National Park, Utah, United States
Apr 19, 2025
The Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
Apr 19, 2024
Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
Apr 19, 2022
Craig Goch Dam in the Elan Valley of Wales
Apr 19, 2018
