Dark Skies Festival Stargazing at Stone House Hotel
Thursday 23rd February 2023 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Stone House Hotel - Hawes
Sedbusk, Hawes, North Yorkshire, DL8 3PT
Experience the incredible dark skies above the Yorkshire Dales Dark Sky Reserve with astronomers from Go Stargazing. You’ll enjoy a laser-guided tour of the constellations and observe amazing objects, including star clusters, a beautiful crescent Moon, planets, nebulae and galaxies using a large-aperture telescope. Should the weather not permit observing, a beginner’s guide to the night sky presentation and a virtual tour of the skies will be given. Why not maximise your stargazing experience by booking to stay in one of their fabulous rooms?
This event takes place as part of the Yorkshire Dales Dark Skies Festival 2023.
Please note that this has already taken place on 23/02/2023
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.
Thu 23rd Feb
Local light pollution
Stone House Hotel - Hawes 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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