Dark Skies at Danby
Saturday 26th February 2022 from 18:45pm to 20:45pm
The Moors National Park Centre
Danby, Near Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 2NB
As part of the North York Moors Dark Skies Festival, join the team from the North York Moors National Park for an evening of stargazing with Whitby & District Astronomical Society.
Come and explore the majestic winter sky at its best and marvel at the many wonders from stellar nurseries and brilliant galactic clusters, to supernova remnants and remote galaxies. All in the heart of the beautiful International Dark Sky Reserve.
If we can’t see the stars due to poor weather, a presentation will be shown inside.
Warm clothing and good footwear are advised. If bringing torches please use red or low light.
Hot drinks and snacks will be available from Park Life Café.
This event takes place as part of the North York Moors Dark Sky Festival 2022.
Please note that this has already taken place on 26/02/2022
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: North York Moors National Park
Twitter: @northyorkmoors
Facebook: North York Moors National Park
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 26th Feb
Local light pollution
The Moors National Park Centre 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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Semi-rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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