Stargazing at Caerlaverock Castle
Wednesday 25th October 2023 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Caerlaverock Castle
Castle Road End, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, DG1 4RU
Nighttime is an excellent time for stories, star stories in particular. Elizabeth Tindal, Biosphere Dark Sky Ranger, will be there to tell you stories about constellations, the importance of the North Star to both people and birds, moon geese and the moon rabbit, all while standing under the stars.
Wrap up warm and come along to see the stars above Caerlaverock Castle. Hot drinks will be provided to warm you up while you have a chance to chat about space, the universe and everything.
Led by Freelance Ranger and Biosphere Dark Sky Ranger, Elizabeth Tindal
Please note that this has already taken place on 25/10/2023
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.
Wed 25th Oct
Local light pollution
Caerlaverock Castle 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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