Stargazing at Plotters Forest & Raby Castle
Sunday 23rd October 2022 from 18:30pm to 20:30pm
Raby Castle
Staindrop, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL2 3AH
Enjoy a night under the stars at this fabulous location. The Plotters’ Forest is the new treetop development at Raby Castle for one night only; Star Safaris has access to the stargazing platform for one night only. As a result, the skies above Raby Castle are incredibly dark, and the Milky Way is visible overhead, like a rainbow of stars.
This event takes place as part of the North Pennines Stargazing Festival 2022.
Please note that this has already taken place on 23/10/2022
Event organiser
Star Safaris is organising this event
Please contact Star Safaris directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Star Safaris
Facebook: Star Safaris
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 23rd Oct
Local light pollution
Raby 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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