Stargazing at The Outstation
Friday 4th April 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
The Outstation - North York Moors Railway
Stape Road, Pickering, North Yorkshire, YO18 8JA, Yorkshire and The Humber
Join the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for an evening of stellar exploration with the Whitby and District Astronomical Society. Hosted at our residential centre, The Outstation, located at Stape, we have the perfect spot to see some of the wonderful night sky of the North York Moors.
Gaze at some of our neighbouring planets and a sky filled with millions of stars, it will be an evening of excitement and discovery.
Event organiser
Whitby & District Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Whitby & District Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Whitby & District Astronomical Society
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.
Fri 4th Apr
Local light pollution
The Outstation - North York Moors Railway is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site 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.
Light pollution map of The Outstation - North York Moors Railway
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at The Outstation - North York Moors Railway. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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