The Sky at Night

Even Settle is not too bad for light pollution in the night sky, especially as they have recently converted our few street lamps to downward facing LEDs.   From the top of the tower we get a reasonable view of the stars but nowhere near as good a view as at Ribblehead, not too far away.

Ribblehead is fast becoming a haunt for night sky photography.

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The viaducts itself provides a dramatic foreground and any remnants of the setting sun below Chapel le Dale behind it provides contrast with the dark sky above.   This long exposure shows the current Perseid meteor shower obliging.