Stargazing at Sutton Bank with Richard Darn
Saturday 7th December 2024 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm
Sutton Bank Star Hub
Sutton Bank National Park Centre, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 2EX
Build up to the amazing Geminids! The best meteor shower of the year will be getting into its stride on its way to peak activity on 13/14 December. We are start our vigil a week early to take advantage of the darker skies. Fingers’ crossed we should see a few shooting stars meeting their fiery doom! Plus we have a treasure chest of celestial delights overhead, from amazing Jupiter – brilliantly placed – to the sparkling winter constellations. Telescopes and binoculars will be at the ready.
Event organiser
Richard Darn is organising this event
Please contact Richard Darn directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Richard Darn
Twitter: @RichDarn1
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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.
Sat 7th Dec
Local light pollution
Sutton Bank Star Hub 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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