Dansk
English
Deutsch
Nederlands
Français
-
The Milky Way at Møns Klint
-
Mælkevejen over langdyssen ved Busemarke
-
Stone age tomb under the stars
Welcome to Dark Sky Park Møn
Møn and Nyord are some of the darkest places in Scandinavia, and the islands have been awarded the IDA International Dark Sky Park designation as an area possessing an exceptional or distinguished quality of starry nights and a nocturnal protected environment.
We offer guided nighttime tours and stargazing opportunities in the Dark Sky Park of Møn and Nyord, by providing tour participants with the chance to stargaze using quality telescopes, binoculars, and other stargazing equipment.
The Dark Sky Guides are storytellers who deliver personable, memorable tours that focus on showcasing the night sky, the moon and neighboring planets, deep sky objects like distant nebulae and star clusters, the Milky Way Galaxy, constellations, and even Aurora Borealis, meteor showers and nocturnal creatures.
We also bring cameras and take photos, so you can bring back photos of yourself beneath the starry sky if you wish.
Read more about our tours here.
Explore the night sky in Dark Sky Møn with personalised tours in the Dark Sky Park of Møn and Nyord. Discover your Universe!
-
Dark Sky Brochures
Dark Sky Møn and Nyord is an experience for your senses and can be observed all year round. On a late summer night the Milky Way can be seen as a broad milk-white band of light that stretches all over the sky and disappears behind the Baltic Sea horizon, filled with stars and black dust clouds in between.
-
Elmelunde Church
The Full Moon rising behind the church at Elmelunde, Møn.
-
What is a Dark Sky Park?
A Dark Sky Park is a protected area dedicated to preserving dark night skies and minimizing light pollution. These areas are typically located in regions with minimal light pollution, far away from cities and towns, and have dark night skies that are ideal for stargazing and astronomy.
-
What are the benefits of reducing light pollution?
Reducing light pollution has numerous benefits, including:
-
Far away from the city
Frede's tractor below the Milky Way
-
Busemarkedyssen
Busemarke long barrow, under the Milky Way.
-
7th Day Moon
Photo of the 7th Day Moon, seen through a 25 cm telescope. Many craters are clearly visible.
-
Wedding Photo
Wedding photo from the beach, with a starry sky background.
-
Milky Way season has begun
The Milky Way is best seen in the summer, when the galactic centre is above the horizon
-
Liselund by night
The old castle at Liselund, with a sky full of stars