A night on the Moon at Stump Cross Caverns

A night on the Moon at Stump Cross Caverns

Thursday 22nd February 2024 from 00:00am to 21:30pm

Stump Cross Caverns
Greenhow Hill, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 5JL

Visit Stump Cross Caverns for a fabulous family stargazing event to spy on our nearest neighbour through powerful telescopes. Expect to see lofty mountains, deep craters and vast seas of lava! They will even show you how to take a picture with your phone.

Plus there will have a fab indoor planetarium tour of the night sky and search out other heavenly wonders like the planet Jupiter. This event is perfect for novices, including adults and children over six years old. Our experienced and friendly astronomer for the night will be Richard Darn.

This event is part of the <a class=”link” href=”/events/yorkshire-dales-dark-skies-festival-2024/”>Yorkshire Dales Dark Skies Festival 2024</a> which occurs from the 9th of February to the 25th of February.

Please note that this has already taken place on 22/02/2024


Event organiser

Yorkshire Dales National Park

Yorkshire Dales National Park is organising this event

Please contact Yorkshire Dales National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.


Event booking

For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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.



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