Stargazing at Stump Cross Caverns
Friday 21st November 2025 from 19:15pm to 21:15pm
Stump Cross Caverns
Greenhow Hill, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 5JL
Join the team from Stump Cross Caverns along with expert astronomer Richard Darn for a special night exploring the dark skies above the Yorkshire Dales Dark Sky Park. With the Moon being absent from the skies, that means more stars come out to play! We’ll hunt for the Milky Way, visit amazing constellations, call in at the planets, and may even see a few shooting stars. Powerful telescopes will be ready to share the views.
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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 21st Nov
Local light pollution
Stump Cross Caverns is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a dark site 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.
Forthcoming events
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