Stonehaugh Stargazing Pavilion
Stonehaugh, Kielder Water Forest Park, Northumberland, NE48 3DZ
Description
This is an evening for those of you who have always wondered what’s out there.
An opportunity to ask all those questions;
“What is a star?”
“Why is Pluto no longer a planet?”
“What are we doing to find life elsewhere?”
Learn about our solar system, our local neighbourhood, and we will even discuss distant galaxies and the far reaches of the universe.
Please be aware, when observing is possible, temperatures can be severe and the ground underfoot can be soft and wet, to ensure your own comfort, please wear suitable attire.
- Event includes an astronomy related presentation or talk.
- Event will involve stargazing and observing the skies through telescopes weather permitting
Corona virus
Please be aware that due to the Coronavirus it is likely that this event has been cancelled or postponed. If you are considering attending this event please double check with the event organiser directly to confirm. If this event is indeed affected the organisers will no doubt need your support in the future -- please do consider attending an event of theirs when possible! Thank you!
Organiser
This online event is being organised by Stonehaugh Astronomy who should be contacted if you have any queries. If you do attend this online event it would be great if you could let the organiser know you found out about it via Go Stargazing, thank you!
Bookings
Due to Covid19 guidelines numbers are limited. We are not selling a fixed number of tickets, we are taking bookings based on 'Bubble group' sizes. Ticket prices are; Adult £10 - Child (under 16) £8 To book your spaces please contact us directly; Facebook message: Stonehaugh Astronomy email: [email protected] Phone: 01434 230014
Go to the organiser's web page for this event
Location light pollution
This location is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a dark site setting based on satellite data from CPRE.
Location darkness on Sunday 24th January 2021
The below graphic shows if and when it will be dark at Stonehaugh Stargazing Pavilion on the evening of this event. Yellow areas show when the skies are not dark due to daylight (bold yellow) and moonlight (faded yellow). Click on the image for an explanation on how darkness is determined.
