Festival Dark Skies Walk at Whinlatter
Thursday 26th October 2023 from 17:30pm to 20:00pm
Whinlatter Forest Park - Forestry Commission
Braithwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TW
Join Jo from JAG Outdoors for a guided walk around the forest at night.
The walk will cover 3-4 miles of trails, and weather permitting, there will be stops for some amazing star gazing opportunities. As an amateur astronomer, Jo help you have some fun finding the major constellations and will have star maps and guides on hand.
Please be aware the route will be on a range of surfaces and may be wet and muddy. Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear and torch per person if possible. A red filter is ideal for stopping to stargaze; otherwise, we will turn the torches off. Dogs and children are welcome.
You may want to bring a flask of warm drinks and maybe a snack, especially if bringing children. Children under 12 must be within reach of their responsible, appropriate adult at all times; older children must have an over 18 on-site for the event.
This event occurs as part of the Cumbria Dark Skies Festival 2023.
Please note that this has already taken place on 26/10/2023
Event organiser
Go Stargazing is organising this event
Please contact Go Stargazing directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Go Stargazing
Twitter: @gostargazing
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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.
Thu 26th Oct
Local light pollution
Whinlatter Forest Park - Forestry Commission 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.
Light pollution map of Whinlatter Forest Park - Forestry Commission
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