Dark Space Planetarium
St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG6 4EG
Ever wanted to take better photographs of the night sky?
Join Dark Sky Ranger Jesse Beaman and hopefully learn some new astrophotography skills.
Jesse will be demonstrating the best settings for DSLR cameras, discussing different equipment and composing techniques, and talking about the challenges of astrophotography.
Event organiser
Dark Space Planetarium is organising this event
Please contact Dark Space Planetarium directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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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.
Thu 10th Jul
Local light pollution
Dark Space Planetarium is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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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