Your new telescope arrives and you plan to take it for a spin through the stars. But a smog of light sits low in the sky, washing away your views to distant galaxies – along with your astronomy dreams

Dark nights don’t have to be spooky, thanks to these sparkling UK sites

Exciting ways to get away from it all

Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round Six, Night and Low Light, with comments by the AP team and our guest judge

Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round Six, Night and Low Light, with comments by the AP team and our guest judge

Being in the right place at the right time can be more important than long hours,