See Planets galore and a rising Moon!
Saturday 3rd December 2022 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Sutton Bank Star Hub
Sutton Bank National Park Centre, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 2EX
Five planets and the moon will be on view on a night when the solar system takes centre stage. Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Saturn will be amongst our targets using powerful telescopes and given clear weather we will take a trip to the moon to see mountains and craters. There’ll also be a colourful interactive planetarium tour.
The Star Hub at Sutton Bank provides a warm indoor space and a perfect viewing area. It was built as part of the successful bid to designate the North York Moors National Park as an international dark sky reserve. Wear sensible outdoor footwear, wrap up warm and bring binoculars if you have them (but we’ll provide the telescopes!).
Please note that this has already taken place on 03/12/2022
Event organiser
Richard Darn is organising this event
Please contact Richard Darn directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Richard Darn
Twitter: @RichDarn1
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 3rd Dec
Local light pollution
Sutton Bank Star Hub is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural 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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