Dark Sky Tours at Clatteringshaws
Saturday 7th September 2024 from 21:30pm to 23:30pm
Clatteringshaws Visitor Centre
Clatteringshaws House, Near New Galloway, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG7 3SQ
Enjoy an amazing evening of stargazing at the dark sky location of Clatteringshaws with local astronomer Matthew, aka the Dark Sky Ranger! The Milky Way is at its brightest, Saturn at its closest and there are shooting stars flashing across the sky; perfect conditions for Dark Sky Tours.
Please note that this has already taken place on 07/09/2024
Event organiser
Dark Sky Ranger is organising this event
Please contact Dark Sky Ranger directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Dark Sky Ranger
Facebook: Dark Sky Ranger
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 7th Sep
Local light pollution
Clatteringshaws Visitor Centre 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.
Forthcoming events
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