Dark skies walk with JAG Outdoors
Saturday 21st September 2024 from 18:30pm to 20:30pm
Whinlatter Forest Park - Forestry Commission
Braithwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TW
Join a local astronomer at Whinlatter Forest Visitor Centre for a walk around the forest at night.
We will cover 3-4 miles of trails, and weather permitting, stop for some amazing star gazing opportunities.
As an amateur astronomer I can (hopefully!) help you have some fun finding the major constellations and will have star maps and guides on hand.
Please note that this has already taken place on 21/09/2024
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 21st Sep
Local light pollution
Whinlatter Forest Park - Forestry Commission is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site 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 Whinlatter Forest Park - Forestry Commission
Forthcoming events
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