Stargazing at the Coniston Hotel
Thursday 27th February 2025 from 19:00pm to 22:00pm
The Coniston Hotel Country Estate & Spa
Coniston Cold, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 4EA, Yorkshire and The Humber England
Join the team from the Coniston Hotel for an out-of-this-world dining experience in The Garnett Room, set against the stunning backdrop of the Yorkshire Dales—one of the best locations for stargazing.
After dinner, astronomer Sophie Carroll will guide you on a cosmic journey under the starry winter skies. With our powerful telescopes, marvel at the moon in detail and discover other celestial treasures sparkling above.
This evening offers a fun and accessible introduction to the beauty of the night sky and its enchanting constellations.
This event takes place as part of the 10th anniversary Yorkshire Dales Dark Skies Festival.
Please note that this has already taken place on 27/02/2025
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.
Thu 27th Feb
Local light pollution
The Coniston Hotel Country Estate & Spa is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-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.
Light pollution map of The Coniston Hotel Country Estate & Spa
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