Exciting ways to get away from it all

Autumn, winter and spring are the best seasons to stargaze, says Neill Sanders, outreach astronomer at gostargazing.co.uk. “Most stargazing events are organised from the time clocks go back in October

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

Speak your mind

BRIGHT headlights were back in the headlines last week, with the subject of headlamp glare hitting the news (Page 16) after the recent change of clocks meant that more of us are driving in the dark ag

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