Dark Skies & Warm Fires Weekend

Name: Dark Skies & Warm Fires Weekend
Start: 2024-02-09T14:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-02-11T11:00:00+00:00
Location: The Fox & Hounds - Ainthorpe

Friday 9th February 2024 from 14:00pm to Sunday 11th February 2024 11:00am

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The Fox & Hounds - Ainthorpe
45 Brook Lane, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 2LD

Book this weekend-long stargazing extravaganza at the Fox & Hounds this Dark Skies Festival! This package includes a two-night dinner, bed and breakfast stay amongst the stars at a Traditional 4* Country Inn in the heart of the North York Moors National Park.

Friday 9 February: 3-course meal followed by an expert astronomical speaker, guided stargazing outside, finished with a debrief and warm fireside drinks back in the pub.

Saturday, 10 February: 3-course meal followed by a guided outdoor experience with Alison Goodwin from Adventures For The Soul. Alison and her colleagues will take you on a 3-mile mindful night walk to the top of the moor, where you’ll connect with the cosmos through some awe-inspiring stargazing before returning to The Fox & Hounds for hot drinks and by the fire and a good night’s rest to round off the weekend.

This event is part of the <a class=”link” href=”/events/north-york-moors-dark-skies-festival-2024/”>North York Moors Dark Skies Festival 2024</a> which occurs from the 9th of February to the 25th of February.

Please note that this has already taken place on 09/02/2024

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.

Fri 9th Feb

New Moon

1 % illuminated

Dark from 18:18 to 06:15

Dark for 11h 56m

Sat 10th Feb

New Moon

0 % illuminated

Dark from 18:20 to 06:13

Dark for 11h 53m

Sun 11th Feb

New Moon

2 % illuminated

Dark from 19:22 to 06:12

Dark for 10h 50m

Local light pollution

The Fox & Hounds - Ainthorpe is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.