Dark sky hunter.
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Who needs a telescope to marvel at the sky 🌟! The Moon rises over Newburgh Priory lake in the beautiful @Howardian_Hills The stars of Auriga the charioteer above. @NorthYorkMoors
Saturn reaches its closest point to the Earth in 2026 on 4 October. All relative because it's still 800 million miles away. Visible most of the night, looks like a bright yellow star in the south late evening. tinyurl.com/32fbd9hh @NorthYorkMoors @northyorkswx @GoStargazing
If the darker nights have piqued your interest here's a date for you. We've got a Harvest Moon and Saturn double bill coming up the Sutton Bank Star Hub. @NorthYorkMoors You're welcome to join us! Sat 26 Sept. Bookings tinyurl.com/uux8hert @GoStargazing @VisitRyedale
Dark sky lighting makes a difference. This is a project at a school in N.Yorks. The lights on the left are fully shielded and warm white. The one on the far right isn't. See the light?😉#howardianhills
We're off! Stargazing at Sutton Bank Star Hub, North York Moors, re-started with a big bang-a vintage haul of Perseid meteors + sell-out audience. More events coming up at this fab location! Check out tinyurl.com/uux8hert @NorthYorkMoors @Howardian_Hills @GoStargazing 🔭💫
This weekend sees a return to truly dark skies (at last!) across most of the UK. Best time to spy the Milky Way overhead. Go somewhere dark! 🌠🌠 @NorthYorkMoors @yorkshire_dales @NlandNP #HowardianHills @NorthPenninesNL
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The constellation of Orion over Green Bridge and the River Swale from Richmond Castle wall. The Pleiades / Seven Sisters are on the right.
@yorkshire_dales @VNYorkshire @skyatnightmag
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Our Dark Skies Festival is getting closer! Running from 13 February to 1 March the festival offers a great opportunity to explore the beauty of the night sky and learn more about the universe we live in. Check out all our events here 👇
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ALT People using telescopes to stargaze inside ancient stone ruins under a clear night sky.
A great place with lovely skies. 👍⭐🔭
Astronomer Richard Darn returns to The King’s Head in Ravenstonedale for a night under the stars!
📅 11 Feb, 6.30pm
🔭 Be guided through the stars, planets and the wider universe, using telescopes and binoculars
🎟 £39 pp, incl. supper
👉 yorkshiredales.org.uk/whats-…
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King of the planets - Jupiter - is at its closest point to the Earth today - a mere 390 million miles away. Visible through the night. Looks super bright. By 1am high in southern sky. Best view we've had for over a decade. @NorthYorkMoors @yorkshire_dales @NorthPenninesNL
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85% of people in the UK will never see the Milky Way from where they live!
This is why we host our #DarkSkiesFestival - to give people to chance to experience a sky full of stars but also to create awareness around light pollution.
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Another great piece of work by Paul. A. Bit of skill allied to a dark landscape and the result is captivating.
Welcome to October! Which means we're only a few weeks away from the Dark Skies Fringe Festival which runs 24 October to 2 November! More 👇
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📸 Paul Clark | #YorkshireDales #DarkSkyReserve #DarkSkiesFestival
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The Milky Way above a lead mining relic last week in @yorkshire_dales International Dark Sky Reserve #Swaledale #yorkshiredales
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Red alert: aurora likely. Issued 2025-10-01 19:51 UTC (20:51 BST) by @aurorawatchuk. #aurora – at United Kingdom
Want to see Saturn. We have the perfect event for you! @GoStargazing is staging a solar system night at the Star Hub, Sutton Bank @NorthYorkMoors on Sat 4 Oct. The ringed world is at its best for 10 years and telescopes will be at the ready. Book here solarsystem.eventbrite.co.uk
Do you have a tourism business in the Howardian Hills or bordering areas? Then check out a free workshop on astro-tourism on Wed 27 August, 2pm @ Yorkshire Arboretum. See what the stars can do for you! tinyurl.com/yk25yky9 @NorthYorkMoors @theyorkmix @GoStargazing
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Perseid meteor sneaking in to the picture last night. A very bright moonlit landscape in the @yorkshire_dales International Dark Sky Reserve #Swaledale
The spectacular Perseid Meteor Shower is just around the corner! Join us on Sat 9 August for a special viewing event at the Star Hub, Sutton Bank @NorthYorkMoors One the year's best shooting star displays! Bookings tinyurl.com/3ct2ebfy @GoStargazing
Stunning - Noctilucent Clouds adorn the magical skies above @Howardian_Hills and @NorthYorkMoors At 60 miles up, they are the highest clouds on Earth! Credit Chris Lowther/Howardian Hills @GoStargazing @Welcome2Yorks @northyorksc