Isle of Rum Dark Skies Expedition 2023
Wednesday 6th September 2023 from 16:00pm to Sunday 10th September 2023 12:00pm
Rum Bunkhouse
Kinloch, Isle of Rum, Isle of Rum, PH43 4RR
Enjoy a weekend experiencing the incredible dark skies above the Isle of Rum with a team of astronomers from Yorkshire Dales Bushcraft and Cosmos Planetarium.
No prior experience is necessary; this event is ideal for beginners and novices.
Included are four nights’ accommodation, all meals, a return boat trip from Maillig and a range of fantastic workshops from observing the Sun and stars using telescopes to immersive planetarium shows, astrophotography and sea-fishing trips by day.
Please note that this has already taken place on 06/09/2023
Event organiser
Cosmos Planetarium is organising this event
Please contact Cosmos Planetarium directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Cosmos Planetarium
Twitter: @cosmosplntarium
Facebook: Cosmos Planetarium
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.
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Sun 10th Sep
Local light pollution
Rum Bunkhouse 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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