Dark Skies at Sutton Bank
Saturday 26th February 2022 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Sutton Bank Visitor Centre
Sutton Bank, Near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 2EH
Spend a night under the stars with the York Astronomical Society. Enjoy an evening of illustrated talks and stargazing at Sutton Bank National Park Centre. Recently designated an International Dark Sky Reserve, the North York Moors is recognised as some of the best dark skies in the world.
Includes soup and a hot sandwich from Park Life Café. If you have dietary requirements please contact: sbc-parklifecafe@deepbeatentertainment.com
Warm clothing and good footwear are advised. If bringing torches please use red or low light.
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: tourism@northyorkmoors.org.uk
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
Sutton Bank Visitor 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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