Family Dark Skies Celebrations at Ribblehead Viaduct
Saturday 19th February 2022 from 17:00pm to 19:00pm
Ribblehead Station
Ribblehead, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 3JF
Jump aboard the Settle to Carlisle railway and stop off at Ribblehead Station for this family-friendly stargazing event, taking place in celebration of the Yorkshire Dales Dark Skies Festival 2022.
Astronomers from Go Stargazing will be on hand with their telescopes offering guided tours of the dark skies above. Local astrophotographer Pete Collins will also be present with a gallery of his incredible nighttime photos. Enjoy a short stroll to the stunning Ribblehead Viaduct and witness the fantastic dark skies above!
This event is free of charge, with no booking required, just your train tickets!
Trains from Carlise: depart Carlisle at 14:50, arrive at Ribblehead at 16:14, depart Ribblehead at 19:37, arrive Carlisle 20:57.
Trains from Leeds: depart Leeds 15:18, arrive at Ribblehead 16:37, depart Ribblehead 19:48, arrive Leeds 21:06.
Photo credit: Pete Collins Diamond Skies
Please note that this has already taken place on 19/02/2022
Event booking
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 19th Feb
Local light pollution
Ribblehead Station 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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