Skywatch at Talkin Tarn
Saturday 30th October 2021 from 18:30pm to 21:30pm
Talkin Tarn Country Park
Farlam, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 1HN
Enjoy some of the darkest skies in the North Pennines, with experienced astronomers from Border Astronomical Society on hand to guide you around the night sky using telescopes and binoculars.
Presentations, displays, information and refreshments will be available. So wrap up warm and bring along a telescope or binoculars and a red-light torch, if you have them.
This event is part of the North Pennines Stargazing Festival, running from 22-31 October 2021.
Please note that this has already taken place on 30/10/2021
Event organiser
North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is organising this event
Please contact North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Twitter: @NorthPennAONB
Facebook: North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
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.
Sat 30th Oct
Local light pollution
Talkin Tarn Country Park 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.
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