Join a tour of the Dark Sky Park Møn & Nyord, if you are interested in experiencing the special darkness we enjoy here.
It is very exciting to experience the wonders of the night sky on clear nights in our internationally renowned Dark Sky Park.
The tours are introduction courses in astronomy. There is no requirement of previous knowledge, just warm clothing and an interest in the night sky.
The summer Milky Way, when the core is still above the horizon.
Deneb and Sadr are part of the swan constellation. The swan is flying in the Milky Way
Long exposure times show the earths rotation, and makes it look like the stars are moving in the sky.
February is a good month for stargazing, since the nights are still very dark.
I met Andrew and Sarah when we were staying at the same group of shelters at the coast.
The Andromeda Galaxy is our closest neighbour galaxy, at 2,5 million light years distance.
Photo of Pleiades, taken with a normal camera through a 450 mm lens.
In the photo, you can see that all the stars seem to rotate around a single point. At the centre of the rotation is the North Star, Polaris.
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