Dark Skies Festival Stargazing and Grazing at the Middle House
Monday 24th February 2025 from 18:45pm to 21:00pm
The Middle House - Askrigg
Askrigg, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 3HG, Yorkshire and The Humber
Join Neill from Go Stargazing under some of the darkest skies in England and embark on a captivating journey through the cosmos with a laser-guided tour of constellations, planets, and deep-sky objects.
Using a large-aperture telescope, marvel at breathtaking sights such as distant galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters. If weather conditions are unfavourable, the experience continues indoors with a projected recreation of the night sky and a presentation on the search for planets around other stars.
The event includes a welcome drink from the bar and Yorkshire Tapas” grazing boards!
This event takes place as part of the 10th anniversary Yorkshire Dales Dark Skies Festival.
Please note that this has already taken place on 24/02/2025
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.
Mon 24th Feb
Local light pollution
The Middle House - Askrigg 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.
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