Beginners Guide to the Night Sky
Monday 19th February 2024 from 18:30pm to 20:30pm
Low Mill Outdoor Centre
Station Road, Askrigg, County Durham, DL3 8HA
Join our Beginner’s Guide to the Night Sky event and embark on a celestial journey led by astronomer Richard Darn. After the stargazing adventure, relish the warmth of delicious hot chocolate and cookies supplied by Low Mill. An evening filled with wonder awaits—book your spot now for a night of cosmic exploration! This event is being staged by the Yorkshire Dales National Park and Low Mill Outdoor Centre in conjunction with Richard Darn.
This event is part of the Yorkshire Dales Dark Skies Festival 2024 which occurs from the 9th of February to the 25th of February.
Please note that this has already taken place on 19/02/2024
Event organiser
Richard Darn is organising this event
Please contact Richard Darn directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Richard Darn
Twitter: @RichDarn1
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.
Mon 19th Feb
Local light pollution
Low Mill Outdoor Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-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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