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    Feb 17, 2022 2 minutes

    Britain’s best stargazing city?

    Astrophotographer Simon Newman describes imaging from Bristol, recently named the UK’s best city for stargazing*, and shares some of his top tips

    So how did I end up sitting for hours in the dark recently, on the cycle path under Bristol’s iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge? As I sat there, I reminisced that

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