Coastal Night Walk & Stargazing
Friday 20th January 2023 from 18:00pm to 21:00pm
Robin Hood's Bay Car Park
Robin Hood's Bay Road, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO22 4QN
When the skies are clear and close to a new moon, what you’ll see here will take your breath away. Then, standing on the coastline looking out to sea, you’ll be greeted by an inky darkness and a vast star-filled sky.
Meanwhile, you’ll hear the rhythmical sound of waves on the shore, smell salty sea air and feel the breeze against your skin. It’s refreshing, rejuvenating and massively uplifting.
But this event is so much more than a night walk.
Fabian, our walk leader for the evening, will drop in celestial information here and there and talk about deep time. You’ll also find out about the geology of this coastline too, as the area is steeped in ancient rocks and fossils, akin to the dinosaur coast.
But that’s not it. Instead, we’ll guide you through a sensory journey ramping up your feel-good factor. Once “in the zone” through this mindful activity, stargazing can increase your ability to feel awe. An emotion now considered more important than happiness.
Walking at night has many benefits and is a compelling way of reconnecting you to nature – regardless of whether it’s cloudy or clear. So you’ll feel amazingly refreshed and restored no matter what the skies do.
To end the evening, we’ll head to the local pub for a drink or maybe a hot chocolate – so you can chat a little more with your fellow participants.
Please note that this has already taken place on 20/01/2023
Event organiser
Adventures for the Soul is organising this event
Please contact Adventures for the Soul 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.
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Local light pollution
Robin Hood's Bay Car Park 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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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
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