Stargazing at Westerdale
Friday 25th October 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Westerdale Village Hall
West of Main Street, Westerdale, North Yorkshire, YO21 2DT
Enjoy star gazing through the Astro team’s telescopes during the North York Moors Dark Skies Fringe Festival to explore the fantastic stars above us. If the skies are cloudy, learn about the planets and constellations in the warm inside.
Tea/ coffee/ hot chocolate and snacks will be available to buy at a small cost.
This event is part of the North York Moors Dark Skies Fringe Festival 2024.
Please note that this has already taken place on 25/10/2024
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 25th Oct
Local light pollution
Westerdale Village Hall 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.
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