Ingram Valley Astronomy Evening
Friday 12th April 2024 from 19:00pm to 22:00pm
The Star Barn - Ingram Valley
Ingram Valley Farm, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 4LU
Join the team from The Star Barn on a fascinating journey into space with resident Astronomer Dr Adrian Jannetta FRAS (Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society).
Enjoy an evening of stargazing from Ingram Valley’s fabulous dark sky location, including a guided tour of the skies and observing incredible deep-sky objects using telescopes.
Hot food, cake and refreshments will be provided for the evening show and astronomy; the event also includes an informal and engaging talk by Adrian from the comfort of the Green Space that is Ingram Village Hall.
Surrounded by the stunning scenery of Ingram Valley in the Northumberland National Park, The Star Barn is very aptly named, sitting in one of the best ‘dark skies’ astronomy areas of the country.
Please note that this has already taken place on 12/04/2024
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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.
Fri 12th Apr
Local light pollution
The Star Barn - Ingram Valley is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural 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.