Landscape Photography by Christopher Cockroft, based on the Isle of Wight

The Island at Night

The Isle of Wight benefits from dark skies across much of the island. Here are a selection of images captured during the nights.

The Marlborough Monument at night
The Marlborough Monument at night

The Earl of Marlborough monument on Culver Down under the Milky Way

The Needles by Moonlight
The Needles by Moonlight

The National Trust Needles Headland

Newtown at Night
Newtown at Night

National Trust Newtown National Nature Reserve

Spring Arch
Spring Arch

Castlehaven - Niton

Castlehaven Milky Way
Castlehaven Milky Way

A midsummer night with the Milky Way at Castlehaven

Comet Neowise over Newtown
Comet Neowise over Newtown

National Trust Newtown National Nature Reserve

2020 Geminids Meteor Shower
2020 Geminids Meteor Shower

Geminids Meteors over Grange Chine Caravans

Milky Way over the Rapeseed
Milky Way over the Rapeseed

Milkyway over a field of Rapeseed at Chale

The International Space Station over Newtown
The International Space Station over Newtown

National Trust Newtown National Nature Reserve

The Pepperpot at Night
The Pepperpot at Night

National Trust St. Catherines Hill

Galactic Arch
Galactic Arch

Brighstone - West Wight

Full Moon Rising
Full Moon Rising

Forelands - Bembridge

The Snow Moon over Bembridge
The Snow Moon over Bembridge

National Trust Bembridge Windmill - Bembridge

Orion through the Mist
Orion through the Mist

Ashey

The Lone Poppy in a Wheat Field
The Lone Poppy in a Wheat Field

Chale

Perseids Over Havenstreet
Perseids Over Havenstreet

2022 Perseid Meteor Shower - Havenstreet War Shrine - Havenstreet

Aurora over the Island
Aurora over the Island

National Trust Newtown Nature Reserve