Astro Photography Workshop at Ampleforth Abbey
Saturday 22nd February 2025 from 00:19am to 21:00pm
Ampleforth Abbey
Ampleforth, York , North Yorkshire, YO62 4EN, Yorkshire and The Humber
Learn how to capture the beauty of the night sky, Milky Way and other celestial phenomena.
Experienced astro-photographer Steve Bell will guide you to develop your photography skills and knowledge, enabling you to capture stunning shots.
Ticket includes hot drink, parking, and E-book.
Customer to bring: Camera*, Tripod, Head torch, Warm clothing
*Assumes competence with your own camera equipment.
This event takes place as part of the North York Moors Dark Skies Festival 2025.
Please note that this has already taken place on 22/02/2025
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
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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.
Sat 22nd Feb
Local light pollution
Ampleforth Abbey is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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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.
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