Stargazing in Northumberland at Stonehaugh Observatory
Friday 12th April 2024 from 21:00pm to 23:00pm
Stonehaugh Stargazing Pavilion & Observatory
Stonehaugh, Hexham, Northumberland, NE48 3DZ
Join local astronomer Liam Reid at the wonderfully dark village location of Stonehaugh and experience the fantastic dark skies above Kielder Forest for this public stargazing event. The event includes a talk or presentation on various astronomical topics and observing through telescopes should the weather permit.
Please note that this has already taken place on 12/04/2024
Event organiser
Stonehaugh Astronomy is organising this event
Please contact Stonehaugh Astronomy directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: Stonehaughenterprises@gmail.com
Website: Stonehaugh Astronomy
Facebook: Stonehaugh Astronomy
Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent 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 12th Apr
Local light pollution
Stonehaugh Stargazing Pavilion & Observatory 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 Stonehaugh Stargazing Pavilion & Observatory
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