Dalby Forest Visitor Centre
Dalby Forest, Thornton-le-Dale, North Yorkshire, YO18 7LT
Description
Join the team from Hidden Horizons for this fantastic stargazing event exploring the deep wonders of our Universe! Enjoy a tour of the night sky including various constellations and the deep sky objects with them. Use large telescopes to view globular clusters - great balls of stars containing tens of thousands of stars, nebulae, galaxies and even catch a glimpse of some of the planets all from Dalby Forest -- one of the darkest places in the country!
- Event will involve stargazing and observing the skies through telescopes weather permitting
Organiser
This event is being organised by Hidden Horizons who should be contacted if you have any queries. Please confirm this event is indeed going ahead before travelling.
Bookings
Tickets for this event are available via Eventbrite.
Go to the organiser's web page for this event
Location light pollution
This location is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a rural setting based on satellite data from CPRE.
Location darkness on Friday 9th March 2018
The below graphic shows if and when it will be dark at Dalby Forest Visitor Centre on the evening of this event. Yellow areas show when the skies are not dark due to daylight (bold yellow) and moonlight (faded yellow). Click on the image for an explanation on how darkness is determined.
