Traversing the Winter Night Sky by Naked Eye
Tuesday 3rd December 2024 from 18:00pm to 20:00pm
Kelling Heath Holiday Park
Weybourne, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 7HW
Join us for a fascinating evening of stargazing where we will delve into the mysteries of our night sky.
Beginning in the Kelling village square we will walk through the heath to the Dark Skies Site. On route night explorer Jon Tyler will discuss humankind’s fascination with the cosmos and explain space time as well as giving practical tips on navigating night sky features.
During the course of the evening there will be the chance to see our solar system’s four brightest planets, the autumn triangle, the ‘lonely’ star and the rising winter constellations.
Free event (registration required).
This event is part of the Norfolk Coast Dark Skies Festival 2024.
Please note that this has already taken place on 03/12/2024
Event organiser
Norfolk Coast Protected Landscape is organising this event
Please contact Norfolk Coast Protected Landscape directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Norfolk Coast Protected Landscape
Twitter: @ournorfolkcoast
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.
Tue 3rd Dec
Local light pollution
Kelling Heath Holiday Park 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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