Home Educator's Session - Dark Skies
Tuesday 14th November 2023 from 19:00pm to 20:30pm
The Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre
Bardon Mill, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 7AN, North East
Join us for ‘Astro Explorers’ with Ace of Space Astronomy at The Sill for a fun and engaging workshop exploring the cosmos.
Starting within our solar system, we will explore the planets and some satellites before heading out into deep space to rendezvous with the stars. Students will also learn about light pollution and Northumberland National Park’s International Dark Skies Park status.
The Sill Learning Team will lead a craft session to help you get creative and inspired by the night sky.
The session runs from 7-8.30 pm.
A chance to stargaze, weather permitting, will also be included. Please bring warm clothing and suitable outdoor footwear.
Please note that this has already taken place on 14/11/2023
Event organiser
Northumberland National Park is organising this event
Please contact Northumberland National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Northumberland National Park
Twitter: @NlandNP
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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.
Tue 14th Nov
Local light pollution
The Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre 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 The Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre
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