8 Of The Last Places On The Planet To Witness The Night Sky As Nature Intended

The constellations might be difficult to see with all the other stars and galaxies in the way. Every year, the number of stars we can see in the night sky from any particular point on the globe is shrinking by a significant margin.

They don't build the $1.35 billion dollar E-ELT (European Extremely Large Telescope... yes, that's its real name) just anywhere.

Cerro Armazones, Chilean Andes

Chaco Culture National Historical Park joined the ranks of "protected Dark Sky Park" just last year.

Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico

Deep in the Utah desert, Bryce Canyon boasts "7500 [visible] stars on a moonless night."

Bryce Canyon, Utah

Clayton Lake State Park in New Mexico joined the ranks of International Dark Sky Park in 2010, with a renowned observatory run almost exclusively by avid volunteers.

Add captionNorthumberland Dark Sky Park, United Kingdom

They don't call Africa the "dark continent" for nothing. Not only is NamibRand renowned for the brightness of its stars, but it is also one of the largest nature reserves in the whole of Africa.

NamibRand International Dark Sky Reserve, Namibia

A key draw for tourists to the region, the stars at Lake Tekapo inside Aoraki Mackenzie have earned it a spot as New Zealand's finest Dark Sky Reserve.

Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve, New Zealand

Unsurprisingly, deep inside a canyon in the middle of the desert, far outside civilization, happens to be a spectacular place to see the celestial bodies.