Northumberland's Dark Skies Stargazing
Saturday 19th October 2024 from 18:00pm to 20:00pm
Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre and Observatory
Low Hauxley, Amble, Northumberland, NE65 0JR
Enjoy an evening exploring the dark skies of Northumberland with friendly astronomers. The event includes the chance to use a large-aperture telescope housed in the Hauxley Observatory, so that you can see the milky way, moon and stars as never before!
Please note that this has already taken place on 19/10/2024
Event organiser
Northumberland Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Northumberland Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Northumberland Astronomical Society
Twitter: @Nastronomers
Facebook: Northumberland Astronomical Society
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.
Sat 19th Oct
Local light pollution
Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre and Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural 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.
Light pollution map of Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre and Observatory
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre and Observatory. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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