This caravan park situated just north of Helmsley is absolutely perfect for a stargazing adventure! Being located away from sources of light pollution means that the dark skies can be seen in all of their glory with the Milky Way arching across the sky. The property has been made dark sky friendly too with appropriate lighting and a guidebook and binoculars on offer to guests.
Stay & gaze - this location benefits from dark skies, relatively low levels of light pollution, is astronomy friendly and suitable for stargazing breaks. If you visit and find that the location is not dark sky friendly please let us know!
Weather forecast
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16/05/22
15° 14% -
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13° 30% -
17/05/22
11° 6% -
17/05/22
9° 2%
Weather forecast for Hemsley Moor (2.0 miles away) updated 16/05/22 at 16:00.
Local light pollution
High Farm - Beadlam Rigg is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on 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.
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.
Mon 16th May
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If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
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