Stargazing can provide mental perspective and wellbeing.  Problems we’ve amplified in our heads can seem much less important under the amazing canopy of the night sky.

Here’s some interesting stats to think about. 

1. The average person in Scotland spends less than 30 minutes a day outdoors.
2. This equates to over 50 years of an average person’s life spent indoors.

This despite growing levels of stress, anxiety and depression.

Yet one of the best, and absolutely free, ways to alleviate stress and anxiety is being in nature, and stargazing gives us that little bit of extra motivation to head outside, especially during the long periods of darkness we experience over winter in Scotland.

Even if you don’t see anything, packing your binoculars and heading out for an evening stroll under open skies is almost never a waste of time. At the very least you get some exercise, and if you’re lucky, a beautiful night sky to gaze up at.

Clear skies.