Living in Bortle 8, I go regularly to camps sites with other Astronomers to enjoy the benefits of darker skies.
Photos of some of the campsites I have been to:
We have been going here since 2014
Photo by Fay Saunders
Tuesnoad (Near Pluckey in Kent)
2007
Tuesnoad (Near Pluckey in Kent)
2007
Tuesnoad (Near Pluckey in Kent)
2007
Real camping - no electricity
I have been attending this for over 10 years, about 300 Astronomers in 3 fields. On Saturday they organise events and Astro Traders come and sell their equipment.
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High Halden, Kent
October 2011
Setting up for the evening
Rother Valley - near Northiam Sussex
July 2010
Notgrove - Camping in the Cotswolds 2021
In 2020 a group of us from the Astro Forums formed a Whatsapp Group and since we came from different parts of the country, most of us hadn't met in person. So we decided to create our own mini Astro camp to meet each other, and obviously if there were clear skies could do some Astrophotography too. We found the most central location with dark skies and found a place in the Cotswolds with 8 Cabins in a row, and other accommodation if needed.
We had a great week with 2 really clear nights, and on the cloudy nights we gathered in the "games room" which was reserved specifically for the Glamping PODS and chatted and did some Astro presentations.
We had such a great time that we decided we would do it again in 2022
We pitched our Astro kit on the field. The first 2 days were really hot, so we sat under the trees for shade.