Stargazing and astrophotography evening
Friday 18th October 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
The George of Piercebridge
Piercebridge, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 3SW, Yorkshire and The Humber England
Join photographer Steve Regan on a voyage through the cosmos and explore the techniques and wonders of viewing and photographing distant celestial objects, including stars, planets, and galaxies.
Throughout the evening, he will showcase a range of specialised equipment that has been instrumental in capturing the beauty of the universe above Piercebridge.
Refreshments available, hot dog or soup included is included in the ticket price.
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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.
Fri 18th Oct
Local light pollution
The George of Piercebridge 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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