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Last night was truly humbling.

My wife and I took a late drive across the Dales as we had previously found an interesting route that we had wanted to explore in the dark. At one point on this route is a large lay-by so, as it was a clear night, I stopped the car, turned off the headlights, and we got out to look at the stars.

O.M.G!

Much of the Yorkshire Dales National Park is classified as a "dark sky" region and you can instantly see why when you look up. I've been to some quite dark places but this was beyond anything I've ever seen.

The sky's beauty was breathtaking, awe-inspiring, and all the other usual adjectives. You just felt so incredibly small standing there under the massive dome of the heavens. The number of stars visible to the naked eye was extraordinary and we immediately planned to return during the next regular meteor shower.