Chris Lintott: The Crowd & The Cosmos
Friday 21st February 2020 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm
Helmsley Arts Centre
1 Meeting House Court, Helmsley, YO62 5DW
Chris Lintott (BBC Sky at Night) needs your help! Modern telescopes are producing more data than astronomers can cope with, and in this talk Lintott will explain how you can join more than a million volunteers in sorting out galaxies, hunting for planets around other stars…and counting penguins. A cosmic adventure, this talk will take you to the cutting edge of modern science while keeping feet firmly on the ground.
This event takes place as part of the National Parks Dark Sky Festival 2020 which runs from 14th February to 1st March.
Please note that this event has already taken place on 21/02/2020
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: https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/discover/dark-skies
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.
Fri 21st Feb
Local light pollution
Helmsley Arts Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.