Experience the Night Sky in the Yorkshire Dales

Experience the Night Sky in the Yorkshire Dales

Thursday 16th February 2023 from 18:30pm to 20:30pm

Dales Countryside Museum
Station Yard, Hawes, North Yorkshire, DL8 3NT

A presentation and celestial experience of a guide to the night sky with Richard Darn.

We’ll search for wonders in the night sky as the winter stars give way to those of spring. We will spy on distant star clusters and have a fantastic view of a near first-quarter moon.

Bring your smartphone, and we will show you how to take a picture of the lunar craters, lava flows and mountains! Plus, a short distance away is Mars, glowing with its trademark red tint.

There will also be a fascinating beginner’s tour of the heavens using planetarium software.

This event takes place as part of the Yorkshire Dales Dark Skies Festival 2023.

Please note that this has already taken place on 16/02/2023


Event organiser

Yorkshire Dales National Park

Yorkshire Dales National Park is organising this event

Please contact Yorkshire Dales National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.


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.



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