In
the absence of public
street lighting, paved roads and cars, the beautiful island of Sark does not
suffer from the effects of light pollution and its night sky is very dark, with
meteors and countless stars on display. Since 2015,
star gazers from all around the world have visited the observatory of the Sark
Astronomy Society (SAstroS), which is in the heart of the island. Here visitors
can learn more about the stars, constellations, galaxies, and Milky Way and
look through the Observatory’s permanently mounted telescope to discover just
how many billions of stars and suns there are out there.
50p: A view of Saturn, Jupiter and the Milky Way taken near Monk Rock on Sark, looking south with Brecqhou on the horizon.
70p: A view of the night sky from the east coast of Sark at Point Robert Lighthouse.
73p: The Milky Way with Jersey on the horizon and Sark’s La Coupée on the right.
£1.00: A view of Saturn, Jupiter and the Milky Way seen from the west coast of Sark looking to the southwest over Mer Tower.
£1.15: Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3), taken from Little Sark overlooking Brecqhou, Jethou, Herm, with Guernsey on the horizon.
£1.20: La Seigneurie (the ancestral home of the Seigneur of Sark) silhouetted against the Milky Way looking west.50p stamp: Furthest Point
Date of Issue | 10 June 2021 |
Designer | Mark Totty |
Photographers | Ben Fiore and Sue Daly |
Printer | Cartor Security Printing |
Values | 50p, 70p, 73p, £1, £1.15, £1.20 |
Process | Offset Lithography |
Stamp Size | 30mm deep x 45mm wide |
Paper | PVA Gummed 110gsm |
Sheet | 10 |
Perforation | 13.25 x 13.25 |
Cylinder | A |