Family Friendly Stargazing with Cosmic Wonders
Saturday 18th May 2024 from 17:00pm to 19:00pm
Danby Lodge National Park Centre
Lodge Lane, Danby, North Yorkshire, YO21 2NB
Discover our Sun and Moon at this fun, interactive event for the whole family to enjoy as an introduction to stargazing and astronomy.
Learn to navigate the stars, hear stories of the constellations, and discover what we can see in the night sky with an interactive presentation and stargazing!
Observe the Sun and Moon through special telescopes! 🔭 (weather dependent) and get hands-on with cosmic craft activities. The event is suitable for ages 4 – 8 years.
Please note that this has already taken place on 18/05/2024
Event organiser
Cosmic Wonders is organising this event
Please contact Cosmic Wonders directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: sophie@cosmicwonders.co.uk
Website: Cosmic Wonders
Facebook: Cosmic Wonders
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 18th May
Local light pollution
Danby Lodge National Park 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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