Simple Astrophotography at Sutton Bank

Simple Astrophotography at Sutton Bank

Saturday 19th November 2022 from 19:00pm to 22:00pm

Sutton Bank Star Hub
Sutton Bank National Park Centre, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 2EX

By popular demand, we are staging a special evening dedicated to the art of taking pictures of the night sky. We’ll explain the basics to set you on your way and give practical demonstrations. We’ll cover everything from using a camera on a tripod to employing smartphones and taking images of the moon and planets with a telescope. This event is for beginners who want to capture some of the beauty they see.

Bring a tripod and camera to get the most out of the event. Stargazer Richard Darn and award-winning astrophotographer Dave Williams will lead this event. It will be part indoors and part outdoors, based at the North York Moors National Park’s Stargazing Hub. Numbers will be limited as this is a hands-on session.

Please note that this has already taken place on 19/11/2022


Event organiser

Richard Darn

Richard Darn is organising this event

Please contact Richard Darn directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.


Event booking

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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.



Forthcoming events

Below is a list of events at Sutton Bank Star Hub. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.

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