
Fox and Hounds Stargazing Break & Photography Competition
Friday 23rd October 2020 from 16:00pm to Sunday 25th October 2020 12:00pm
The Fox & Hounds - Ainthorpe
45 Brook Lane, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 2LD
The Fox and Hounds invite Facebook and Instagram users to get out and photograph the night sky. The best capture voted by the team will win a 3-course meal for two at The Fox and Hounds.
Make a holiday of it and stay in their Dark Skies Friendly accommodation. Equipped with binoculars, blankets and information for you to enjoy the dark skies from the door.
Special rates for stargazers as part of the North York Moors Dark Skies Fringe Festival 2020.
Please note that this event has already taken place on 23/10/2020
Event organiser

North York Moors National Park is organising this event
Please contact North York Moors National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/discover/dark-skies
Twitter: @northyorkmoors
Facebook: North York Moors National Park
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.

Fri 23rd Oct

Sat 24th Oct

Sun 25th Oct
Local light pollution
The Fox & Hounds - Ainthorpe is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.