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The Brecon Beacons has been named one of the best spots n the world for stargazing.

Travel publisher Rough Guides – known for its “tell it like it is” attitude – named the Brecon Beacons in its list of “the world’s top stargazing spots”.

The guide is a top 10 list of dark-sky destinations around the world for stargazing.

The guide said: “Wales’s first Dark Sky Reserve has effectively minimised light pollution with the involvement of local communities, creating conditions clear enough to view meteor showers, nebulas and, more rarely, the Northern Lights.

“City-dwellers from nearby Cardiff and Bristol can bring their binoculars to Hay Bluff or to the atmospheric ruins of medieval Llanthony Priory to experience truly starry nights.”

(Image: Dark Sky Wales)

The national park has become well-known for its popularity with those who enjoy taking in the night sky.

Brecon Beacons National Park’s website says the park has “some of the highest quality dark skies in the whole of the UK, making it the perfect destination for stargazers”.

It said: “We think that this is something worth shouting about, so we teamed up with the Brecon Beacons Park Society to apply to the International Dark Sky Association to make our entire National Park an International Dark Sky Reserve.

“In 2012, we became just the fifth destination in the world (and the first in Wales) to be accredited.

(Image: Sam Furlong)

“Through this highly prestigious status, we hope to preserve our magical night skies for future generations and help reduce carbon dioxide emissions in our Park.

“We also intend to help protect a whole host of nocturnal creatures that need dark nights to forage, hunt and migrate.”

To see Rough Guides’ full list of top stargazing spots across the globe, you can visit www.roughguides.com or click here .