North Pennines Star Camp - Autumn 2026
Friday 23rd October 2026 from 18:00pm to Sunday 25th October 2026 12:00pm
Doe Park Caravan Site
Cotherstone, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9UQ, North East
Join astronomers Richard Darn and Neill Sanders from Go Stargazing for an astronomical weekend in Teesdale.
The camp is perfect for novice astronomers and is great for adults and children (6+ years). Telescopes and expert guidance will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own equipment, including cameras (with tripods) and binoculars.
There will also be astronomy-themed talks, solar observation, and a bottle rocket competition.
You will arrive on Friday night for a mulled wine reception at 7 p.m. Stargazing will be available (weather permitting) on Friday and Saturday nights, with departure on Sunday.
Bring warm clothing and a red-light torch (if you have one).
Event organiser
North Pennines National Landscape is organising this event
Please contact North Pennines National Landscape directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: North Pennines National Landscape
Twitter: @NorthPennAONB
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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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Local light pollution
Doe Park Caravan Site is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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