Meteors and Meanders - a night walk to view the Geminid's

Meteors and Meanders - a night walk to view the Geminid's

Saturday 16th December 2023 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm

Saltergate Car Park
Lockton, Pickering, North Yorkshire, YO18 7NR

Witness the spectacular Geminid meteor shower from the Hole of Horcum in the North York Moors.

From the centre of this ancient land, the vistas are simply breathtaking. On a clear day, you can see for miles across expansive moorland, while above, the skies are huge.

It’s a perfect place to head out for a night walk, stopping now and again to gaze in wonder at a sparkling, star-filled sky. View planets, constellations and the Milky Way arcing above. Or, if you’re really lucky, see colourful meteors shooting through the atmosphere.

These shooting stars have been known to produce 100 meteors an hour at their peak. They can create a spectacular display with multi-coloured tails ranging from white and yellow and a few green, red and blue. But of course, we can’t guarantee we’ll see it quite like this!

Even so, whether its clear or cloudy, we’ll take you on an experience that’ll ramp up your feel-good factor.

Please note that this has already taken place on 16/12/2023


Event organiser

Adventures for the Soul is organising this event

Please contact Adventures for the Soul directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.


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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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.



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