Best Dark Sky Park In Europe. From the car park in the foothills of the range of the awful hand, it is a short walk to what may be the darkest place in the uk. Since november 2009 the galloway forest park in dumfries and galloway (just a short drive from the park!) has been home to the first dark sky in europe.
It is the first designation of any kind in the international dark sky… read more In this quest, we invite you to explore a map that helps you find the best places to observe the night sky as well as a map of light pollution as a decision making tool. The gentle climate and renowned biodiversity in mercantour national park in france makes it a popular dark sky preserve among astronomy enthusiasts, according to the ida.
