Kielder Observatory Special

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Kielder Observatory Special

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The BBC Sky at Night Magazine team visit Kielder Observatory in Northumberland to experience truly dark skies and find out how observatory staff are spreading the stargazing bug. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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