Why not stay with us here, at Vindomora Country Lodges and discover more?
With so many stars it can be difficult to get your bearings, even for more experienced stargazers, so it’s important to understand a few basics…
The stars, the planets (including the earth), the moon and other heavenly bodies are constantly moving through space, on different trajectories and at different speeds. This means that stars and planets are in different places at different times of the year and some objects – comets for example – are moving in such a way that they might be visible from earth only once in a lifetime!
The good news is that one star ‘Polaris’ or the ‘Pole Star’ is always in the same place. So, by locating this, and with the help of star maps, you can start to navigate your way around the universe.
You can pick up a paper copy of a simple star map at Bowlees Visitor Centre in the Durham Dales, that shows you the locations of some of the brightest stars that you can see by looking due north or south in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter...a great place to start your stargazing journey.
Download the Stargazing in the North Pennines guide >
North Pennines Stargazing
There are more Dark Sky Discovery Sites in the North Pennines than anywhere else
in the United Kingdom!
It is part of an International programme to protect dark skies,
an initiative created by the International Dark Skies Association.
The nearby North Pennines are a nationally recognised location that are
dark and easily accessible and where it is easy to observe the
Milky Way or the constellation of Orion with the naked eye.
Discover more?
Vindomora Country Lodges are within ten minutes drive of two Dark Sky sites at the nearby Derwent Reservoir!
Vindomora Country Lodges works in partnership with This is Durham , Visit County Durham & Dark Sky Friendly Durham
and our thanks go to them for allowing us to use the above information
Check out their page at https://www.thisisdurham.com for more in depth information from places to visit, to eat & to discover.
With so many stars it can be difficult to get your bearings, even for more experienced stargazers, so it’s important to understand a few basics…
The stars, the planets (including the earth), the moon and other heavenly bodies are constantly moving through space, on different trajectories and at different speeds. This means that stars and planets are in different places at different times of the year and some objects – comets for example – are moving in such a way that they might be visible from earth only once in a lifetime!
The good news is that one star ‘Polaris’ or the ‘Pole Star’ is always in the same place. So, by locating this, and with the help of star maps, you can start to navigate your way around the universe.
You can pick up a paper copy of a simple star map at Bowlees Visitor Centre in the Durham Dales, that shows you the locations of some of the brightest stars that you can see by looking due north or south in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter...a great place to start your stargazing journey.
Download the Stargazing in the North Pennines guide >
North Pennines Stargazing
There are more Dark Sky Discovery Sites in the North Pennines than anywhere else
in the United Kingdom!
It is part of an International programme to protect dark skies,
an initiative created by the International Dark Skies Association.
The nearby North Pennines are a nationally recognised location that are
dark and easily accessible and where it is easy to observe the
Milky Way or the constellation of Orion with the naked eye.
Discover more?
Vindomora Country Lodges are within ten minutes drive of two Dark Sky sites at the nearby Derwent Reservoir!
Vindomora Country Lodges works in partnership with This is Durham , Visit County Durham & Dark Sky Friendly Durham
and our thanks go to them for allowing us to use the above information
Check out their page at https://www.thisisdurham.com for more in depth information from places to visit, to eat & to discover.
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WE BEAT ANY PRICE FOR OUR ACCOMMODATION IF YOU BOOK DIRECT WITH US!
Please contact the manager Craig
Email - [email protected]
Tel: 01207 56 33 65
(We only price match Awaze Vacation Rentals & their associated websites. We do not take bookings through, or price match Tripadvisor / Holiday Lettings / Booking .com)
WE BEAT ANY PRICE FOR OUR ACCOMMODATION IF YOU BOOK DIRECT WITH US!
Please contact the manager Craig
Email - [email protected]
Tel: 01207 56 33 65
(We only price match Awaze Vacation Rentals & their associated websites. We do not take bookings through, or price match Tripadvisor / Holiday Lettings / Booking .com)
