Accessible Dark Skies Weekend at Lake District Calvert Trust
Friday 4th November 2022 from 16:00pm to Sunday 6th November 2022 10:00am
Lake District Calvert Trust
Little Crossthwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4QD
An accessible 2-night residential weekend. Our Dark Skies Weekend is back for the first time since 2020!
Join the team from the Calvert Trust and embrace the “can do” Calvert attitude: challenge yourself on Saturday with an outdoor activity followed by an art workshop with the fabulous Juno Lowther using Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ as inspiration.
As the stars appear, meet volunteer astronomers from the Cockermouth Astronomical Society for an introduction to the night sky. After dinner, head up to Dodd Wood for marshmallows, hot chocolate and star gazing through telescopes and binoculars under the guidance of our friendly astronomers. Depart after breakfast on Sunday – heavenly!
This weekend is accessible to those with physical and learning disabilities as our centre is fully equipped with a range of specialist equipment. Still, unlike most of our residential stays, this is open to non-disabled groups and visitors.
This event is part of the Cumbria Dark Skies Festival – Autumn 2022.
Please note that this has already taken place on 04/11/2022
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.
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Local light pollution
Lake District Calvert Trust is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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