Step into the dark Apr 19, 2020

Step into the dark

We"re on the Isle of Skye, a fitting locale to celebrate the beginning of International Dark Sky Week, and not just because of its name. The Isle of Skye is one of several parts of Scotland that are set aside as Dark Sky parks, where the lack of artificial light makes stargazing a spectacular event, with or without a telescope.

© Shaiith/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Apr 19, 2018Craig Goch Dam in the Elan Valley of Wales
Apr 19, 2019Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park shines
Apr 19, 2021Rays on parade
Apr 19, 2022Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia
Apr 19, 2023Taiwan yuhinas in Alishan National Scenic Area
Apr 19, 2024Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
Apr 19, 2025First day of National Park Week
Apr 19, 2026National Library Week

More Desktop Wallpapers:

May 4, 2023Star Wars Day
Jul 11, 2020How Quảng Ngãi got its grove back
Oct 29, 2025Ancient til trees in Fanal Forest, Madeira, Portugal
Aug 21, 2020Lobster tales
Apr 12, 2022International Day of Human Space Flight
Jan 12, 2022Take the Stairs Day
Jul 27, 2021Maybe we should be looking up
Jan 10, 2025Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
Oct 30, 2022Polar Bear Week
Sep 16, 2019The mighty, mighty mushroom
Jan 1, 2022New Year s Day
Nov 13, 2023Serra de Tramuntana, Majorca, Spain
May 16, 2025Endangered Species Day
Nov 26, 2021Native American Heritage Day
Dec 20, 2019Tree of many colors
May 17, 2021Happy Syttende Mai!
Aug 10, 2025World Lion Day
Jan 30, 2019Embracing the cold
Jun 11, 2019Installation art turns heads
Mar 15, 2021Every day is Napping Day for this screech owl
Jun 11, 2024Southern gemsbok in the savannah, Botswana
Dec 7, 2020In memory of those lost
Aug 25, 2023National Park Service anniversary
Sep 20, 2025Oktoberfest begins!
Aug 17, 2018Illuminations on the Gulf of Poets
Mar 23, 2022World Meteorological Day
Sep 19, 2019Fall for birding
Aug 30, 2024International Whale Shark Day
Feb 21, 2021Overlooking the Douro
Feb 2, 2020Hut, hut, hike!