Hebridean Festival Stargazing with Highland Astronomy
Saturday 18th March 2023 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Grinneabhat
North Bragar, Isle of Lewis, Isle of Lewis, HS2 9DA
Join astronomer Stephen Mackintosh (aka Highland Astronomy) for an evening of fascinating insights into the cosmos and – weather permitting – a walk under the stars at some of our best stargazing spots.
This event takes place as part of the Hebridean Dark Skies Festival 2023.
Please note that this has already taken place on 18/03/2023
Event organiser
An Lanntair is organising this event
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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 Mar
Local light pollution
Grinneabhat 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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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.