Northumberland Dark Skies Stargazing
Saturday 19th October 2024 from 18:00pm to 20:00pm
Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre and Observatory
Low Hauxley, Amble, Northumberland, NE65 0JR
Join the Northumberland Wildlife Trust and Northumberland Astronomical Society for a really far out, immersive star-gazing experience as Dr Adrian Jannetta guides us through the dark skies of Northumberland!
You will get the chance to use a telescope (housed in the Hauxley observatory), so that you can see the milky way, moon and stars as never before! (Please note this is dependent of weather conditions). Book early to avoid disappointment.
This is both a classroom and outdoors event, please dress appropriately for the weather conditions. Includes a hot drink served from 18:00.
Ages 7+.
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.
Sat 19th Oct
Local light pollution
Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre and Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-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.
Light pollution map of Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre and Observatory
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre and Observatory. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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