galaxies and seeing stars? oh, they re just well, galaxies in particular are so far away, you know? you re looking back in time. one of our nearest galaxies the andromeda, its 2.5 million light years away. it is like a moment in time, isn t it? and this area is particularly good for seeing the planets? oh, it s amazing. we have some of the darkest skies in the whole country. around the world, there are more than 100 official dark sky locations, designed to protect remote spots like this one against light pollution. gallen head has not been officially recognised by the dark sky organisation but as the last rays of sunshine fade away, i am given one of the best views of the night sky that i have ever seen. soaring music plays. all right, so show me how to take these pictures then,
it is like a moment in time, isn t it? and this area is particularly good for seeing the planets? oh, it s amazing. we have some of the darkest skies in the whole country. around the world, there are more than 100 official dark sky locations, designed to protect remote spots like this one against light pollution. gallen head has not been officially recognised by the dark sky organisation but as the last rays of sunshine fade away, i am given one of the best views of the night sky that i have ever seen. soaring music plays. all right, so show me how to take these pictures then, andy. this? that s the one. yep, yep. yep, that s all you need to do press that one. andy set up the camera to take 30 second long exposures that s to allow enough time for the light from those distant stars to reach the camera s sensors. so those are the stars?
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the incredible skies above. one of the best stargazing spots on the island can be found one hour down the road at gallan head. it was an raf base during the cold war and now, it s where the festival takes people to observe and photograph the night sky. this is andy. andrew and andy, you have done this on purpose. yes, just to confuse you. what is it about seeing galaxies and seeing stars? well, galaxies in particular are so far away and you are looking at a time, one of our nearest galaxies the andromeda is 2.5 million light years away. it is like a moment in time, isn t it, and they say it s good for seeing the planets? it s amazing. we have some of the darkest skies in the whole country. around the world, there are more than 100 official dark sky locations. designed to protect remote spots like this one against light pollution. gallan head has not been officially recognised by the dark sky organisation but as the last rays of sunlight fade away, i am given one of the best views of th