North York Moors Dark Skies Festival 2025 Launch Event
Thursday 13th February 2025 from 18:30pm to 20:30pm
Sneaton Castle
Castle Road, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 3QN, Yorkshire and The Humber
Space scientist and broadcaster Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE is joining us with a special talk ‘Reaching for the Stars – an exploration of the night sky’.
The event will begin with a look back at the 10 years since the Dark Skies Festival began, and will end with a chance for you to ask your questions to Dame Dr Maggie.
This event is taking place as part of the North York Moors Dark Skies Festival 2025.
Please note that this has already taken place on 13/02/2025
Event organiser
North York Moors National Park is organising this event
Please contact North York Moors National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
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Twitter: @northyorkmoors
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Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent 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.
Thu 13th Feb
Local light pollution
Sneaton Castle is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-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.
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