Astrocampus - University of York
Heslington West Campus, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DD
The Astrocampus is located on the University of York’s Heslington West campus and is the venue for regular stargazing events held each year from October through to March. Parking is available in the campus west pay car park (pay and display until 6pm) – access to the facility is from the cycle path behind the sports centre.
Location events organiser
Astrocampus University of York organises events at this location
Please contact Astrocampus University of York directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://astrocampus.york.ac.uk/
Twitter: @astrocampus
Weather forecast
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Weather forecast for York (1.5 miles away) updated 19/08/22 at 04:00.
Local light pollution
Astrocampus - University of York is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Best time to visit
The below chart shows when the skies will be at their darkest at this location and therefore the best time to visit. 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. See our dark sky calendar for more details.
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Find more dates
If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
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