A Beginner's Guide to the Heavens
Monday 13th February 2023 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Lime Tree Observatory and Planetarium
Lime Tree Farm, Grewelthorpe, North Yorkshire, HG4 3DA
Enjoy a visit to the Lime Tree Observatory and Planetarium for a family-friendly guide to the night sky, starting with the Moon, and heading out to distant galaxies. There will also be telescope viewing if the weather is favourable.
This event takes place as part of the Yorkshire Dales Dark Skies Festival 2023.
Please note that this has already taken place on 13/02/2023
Event organiser
Lime Tree Observatory is organising this event
Please contact Lime Tree Observatory directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Lime Tree Observatory
Twitter: @LimeTreeObsy
Facebook: Lime Tree Observatory
Event booking
Event darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
Mon 13th Feb
Local light pollution
Lime Tree Observatory and Planetarium is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of Lime Tree Observatory and Planetarium
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