Stargazing at Alston Moor Golf Club
Sunday 30th October 2022 from 18:30pm to 21:00pm
Alston Moor Golf Club
Alston, Penrith, Cumbria, CA9 3DB
Talk and stargazing opportunity at Alston Moor Golf Club – a truly dark site in the South Tyne Valley. This will be a double event in one evening: firstly, there will be a stargazing event with inside talks and outside stargazing (with telescopes and binoculars). Secondly, it is an opportunity to learn about exciting plans for a new observatory at the Golf Club.
This event takes place as part of the North Pennines Stargazing Festival 2022 and also the Cumbria Dark Skies Festival – Autumn 2022.
Please note that this has already taken place on 30/10/2022
Event organiser
North Pennines National Landscape is organising this event
Please contact North Pennines National Landscape directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
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Twitter: @NorthPennAONB
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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.
Sun 30th Oct
Local light pollution
Alston Moor Golf Club 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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