Weekend stargazing break to Galloway Dark Sky Park
Friday 17th February 2023 from 16:00pm to Sunday 19th February 2023 11:00am
Selkirk Arms Hotel - Kirkcudbright
High Street, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG6 4JG
Join the team from the Selkirk Arms for a beautiful weekend of stargazing, talks and trips to the new Dark Sky Planetarium in Kirkcudbright and the Galloway Dark Sky Park. We are joined by top Scottish Astronomer Steve Owens of the Glasgow Science centre for a fascinating insight into our night skies.
Please note that this has already taken place on 17/02/2023
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 17th Feb
Sat 18th Feb
Sun 19th Feb
Local light pollution
Selkirk Arms Hotel - Kirkcudbright is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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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