See the Geminids at Stonehaugh Observatory
Monday 13th December 2021 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
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. This event occurs near the peak of activity of the Geminids meteor shower, the dark sky location being a perfect place to see them! The event includes a talk or presentation on various astronomical topics and then observing through telescopes should weather permit.
Please note that this event has already taken place on 13/12/2021
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.
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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.
Mon 13th Dec
Local light pollution
Stonehaugh Stargazing Pavilion & Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on 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
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Stonehaugh Stargazing Pavilion & Observatory. View these events on a calendar.