Family Stargazing Evening at Allan Bank
Saturday 13th January 2024 from 17:30pm to 19:00pm
Allan Bank and Grasmere - National Trust
Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9QB
Join us for a night with the winter stars. Our astronomy experts will take you on a whistle stop tour of the universe on the big screen. You will learn some fun facts about stars, planets and galaxies. Then we will head outside and use telescopes and binoculars to go in search of sparkling star clusters, distant galaxies and some giant planets. The content of this evening is suitable for adults and children of all ages.
Please note that this has already taken place on 13/01/2024
Event organiser
National Trust is organising this event
Please contact National Trust directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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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 13th Jan
Local light pollution
Allan Bank and Grasmere - National Trust is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural 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.
Light pollution map of Allan Bank and Grasmere - National Trust
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