Dark Sky Story Walk
Saturday 24th September 2022 from 18:30pm to 20:00pm
The Carrachs
Chapeltown, Ballindalloch, Banffshire, AB37 9JS
Explore the night sky as the Gaels, Picts and Vikings saw it, with stories of the planets and constellations. In this gentle guided walk at dusk, rediscover our own ancestors’ understanding of the stars and how this impacted on daily life.
The walk takes in the unique place of the Hidden College of Scalan in the Braes of Glenlivet, a former Catholic seminary which existed quietly while Catholicism was outlawed in Scotland. Keep warm with a cup of freshly brewed wild tea. You’re in for a treat! The walk is suitable for all ages and is led by Sarah Hobbs of Strathspey Storywalks.
Meet at the Carrachs Dark Sky Discovery Site car park . Please wear appropriate footwear and clothing for changeable weather.
This event is taking place as part of the Tomintoul and Glenlivet Star Party 2022.
Please note that this has already taken place on 24/09/2022
Event organiser
Tomintoul and Glenlivet Dark Sky Park is organising this event
Please contact Tomintoul and Glenlivet Dark Sky Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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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 24th Sep
Local light pollution
The Carrachs is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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