6 capture the light fantastic

Journey across the universe – without leaving the UK

Alessandro Scalas, Lofoten Islands, Norway, 12 February 2025 Alessandro says: “The sky was cloudy, but then it opened up and started to turn green, and I was amazed to see a moonbow reflecting the lig

We leave La Serena at dusk, heading east towards the stars. The 90-minute drive winds through the Elqui Valley, lush green with vineyards and home to skies so dark that international observatories on

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the lack of true darkness in the middle of the year doesn’t make astronomy that easy to do. The planets are good at cutting through slightly brighter skies,

From castles and country houses to medieval bridges, there are many historic features in the landscape to photograph, says Wendy Evans

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