The rugged outcrop has become Europe’s first “Dark Skies Sanctuary”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
CARDIFF - Night falls over Ynys Enlli. The remote Welsh island’s sky turns impossibly black.
The award puts Enlli on a par with atolls in the South Pacific and the isolated Gabriela Mistral observatory site in Chile. Ms Mari Huws, 30, and her partner Mr Emyr Owen, 36, have spent four years living on Enlli – known in English as Bardsey – as its resident wardens. As light pollution skyrockets in towns and cities around the world, clear skies are becoming rarer and more sought-after.Numbers are limited on the island, which is around half the size of New York’s Central Park, and its 10 holiday cottages are already fully booked this season.Mr Colin Evans is Enlli’s boatman. He loads his small ferry with supplies for the islanders, straps on his waders, and takes the wheel. It’s a rough winter crossing.
They use sensors to switch off bulbs during the day, and the lighthouse is fitted with red LEDs which keep interference to a minimum.
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