Astro-photography at Castle Howard
Saturday 18th February 2023 from 19:00pm to 22:00pm
Castle Howard Estate
Castle Howard, York, North Yorkshire, YO60 7DA
Steve Bell is a dark sky and landscape photographer based in Helmsley. He has worked with the BBC’s National History Unit creating specialist dark skies time-lapse sequences and being commissioned by the National Park for various assignments.
A night photography workshop will begin with an insightful presentation and instructional workshop followed by a tea/coffee break to digest everything you’ve learnt. The workshop will conclude with a 1.5-hour photography session on the grounds of Castle Howard.
This event is part of the North York Moors Dark Skies Festival 2023.
Please note that this has already taken place on 18/02/2023
Event organiser
North York Moors National Park is organising this event
Please contact North York Moors National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: North York Moors National Park
Twitter: @northyorkmoors
Facebook: North York Moors National Park
Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent 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.
Sat 18th Feb
Local light pollution
Castle Howard Estate 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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