Garden of Stars Astronomy Club Night
Friday 7th March 2025 from 18:30pm to 21:00pm
Stirley Nature Reserve - Garden of Stars
Hall Bower Lane, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 6FA, Yorkshire and The Humber England
Huddersfield Astronomy Society hold regular practical stargazing sessions at their “Garden of Stars” dark sky location, and you are invited to join them!
Experts will be on hand to give advice about equipment and anything sky related! Bring telescopes or binoculars if you have them (though these are not required for attendance!) and any refreshments you may require. Don’t forget to wrap up warm!
These events are for both Society members and members of the public alike and are (usually) held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 19:00 to 21:30.
Cost for Society members: £2. Non members £3. Children (under 16) free (accompanied by a paying adult). There are toilet facilities on site.
Note that this event may be cancelled at short notice due to poor weather. We recommend checking the Huddersfield Astronomy Society website or Facebook page for updates, or contacting them prior to your visit.
Event organiser
Huddersfield Astronomy Society is organising this event
Please contact Huddersfield Astronomy Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Huddersfield Astronomy Society
Twitter: @huddastro
Facebook: Huddersfield Astronomy Society
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 7th Mar
Local light pollution
Stirley Nature Reserve - Garden of Stars is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-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 Stirley Nature Reserve - Garden of Stars
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