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Darkest skies found in Northumberland

An observatory has opened in an area of Northumberland recognised as having the least light pollution in England. The £450,000 Kielder Observatory will offer astronomers views of the universe unaffected by light from nearby towns and cities. The Kielder Observatory has been funded by the Northumberland Strategic Partnership with help from regeneration agency One NorthEast, the European Regional Development Fund and the Northern Rock Foundation.

Elisabeth Rowark, director of the Kielder Partnership, said: “The Kielder Observatory aims to become a symbolic gateway to enable people to access the beautiful expanse of stars that illuminate the skies over Kielder Water and Forest Park. The facility is a great way of using one of the region’s many assets and allows visitors to get up close and personal with the universe.”

The observatory is situated on a hilltop location on Black Fell. For more information go to www.kielder-observatory.org.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .