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Dark Skies Festival Stargazing at Danby Lodge

Dark Skies Festival Stargazing at Danby Lodge

Saturday 15th February 2025 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

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Danby Lodge National Park Centre
Lodge Lane, Danby, North Yorkshire, YO21 2NB

Get ready for a night under the stars like never before. As part of the 10th anniversary of the North York Moors Dark Skies Festival, we’re inviting you to join us at Danby Lodge National Park Centre for an unforgettable dark skies experience.

Explore the wonders of the night sky with expert guides, Astro Dog, as we start by taking you on a tour of asterisms, constellations, and celestial navigation. Learn how to spot planets, stars, galaxies, and nebulae!

This event is taking place as part of the North York Moors Dark Skies Festival 2025.

Please note that this has already taken place on 15/02/2025

Event organiser

North York Moors National Park

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
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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.

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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.

Moon phase on Sat 15th Feb

Sat 15th Feb

Waning Gibbous
94 % illuminated
Dark from 18:30 to 20:49
Dark for 2h 18m

Local light pollution

Danby Lodge National Park Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Danby Lodge National Park Centre

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