Cumbria Dark Skies Festival Stargazing Night Swim
Saturday 16th November 2024 from 18:30pm to 19:30pm
Another Place - The Lake
Watermillock, Ullswater , Cumbria, CA11 0LP, North West
Swim in Ullswater lake at night under The Milky Way, the glow of your light-up tow float keeping you company under the stars. Open water swimming specialist, Colin Hill, will be your guide in the water with you. Afterwards, head back to Another Place, The Lake for a bite and something to drink.
This event is taking place as part of the Cumbria Dark Skies Festival 2024.
Please note that this has already taken place on 16/11/2024
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.
Sat 16th Nov
Local light pollution
Another Place - The Lake is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.