Dark Skies Festival Stargazing at Sutton Bank
Saturday 1st February 2025 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm
Sutton Bank Star Hub
Sutton Bank National Park Centre, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 2EX
A setting moon will leave the sky very dark and starry as we go in search of the winter constellations. We’ll embark on a voyage of discovery and also point our powerful telescopes at Jupiter and Mars. The amazing Red Planet is at its closest to the Earth for two years so get the views while you can!
To make this event truly accessible we’ve reduced ticket prices as part of the North Yorkshire Dark Sky Festival month. We want you to enjoy the stars without it costing the Earth!
This event takes place as part of the Yorkshire Dales Dark Skies Festival 2025.
Please note that this has already taken place on 01/02/2025
Event organiser
Richard Darn is organising this event
Please contact Richard Darn directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Richard Darn
Twitter: @RichDarn1
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 1st Feb
Local light pollution
Sutton Bank Star Hub is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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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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