The Moors National Park Centre
Danby, Near Whitby, YO21 2NB
Come and explore the wonders of the winter night sky with members of the Whitby & District Astronomical Society on hand to guide you around the heavens. If conditions are not conducive for observing outside, the universe will come indoors with a presentation on the winter night sky. Accompanied children are welcome, but as a rough guide, the event is probably best suited to age 8 and above. Soup and hot drinks available. Please bring a torch.
Please note that this event has already taken place on 02/03/2019
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: [email protected]
Website: https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/discover/dark-skies
Twitter: @northyorkmoors
Facebook: North York Moors National Park
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.
Sat 2nd Mar
Local light pollution
The Moors National Park Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.