Astro Dog, Unit 1, The Courtyard, Low Dalby, Dalby Forest, Pickering, Pickering (2026)

14/10/2026

FANCY DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS WEEKEND? JOIN US AT THE MAGNIFICENT HOWSHAM HALL NEAR YORK FOR AN EVENING OF STARGAZING! 🌌🏰🔭✨

Looking for something really special to do this October? Astro Dog stargazing experiences are in full swing at the magnificent Howsham Hall this autumn! 🥳🌠

And we also have something wonderful to share with you...

Our stargazing guests continue to have the opportunity to stay overnight at Howsham Hall! 🛏️✨

Yes! You can explore the night sky with us, experience one of Yorkshire’s most beautiful historic venues, then retreat to one of Howsham Hall’s luxurious suites for the night, and wake up to enjoy a fabulous breakfast. How magical does that sound? 💖

A limited run of special stargazing experiences with optional overnight accommodation is live on our website throughout October 2026.

⏰ We only have a limited number of special stargazing experiences at the magnificent Howsham Hall left this year, so if you have been waiting to join us, we would not want you to miss out!

🌌 A VERY SPECIAL STARGAZING LOCATION

Just 19 minutes from York, Howsham Hall is a magnificent Grade I listed Jacobean manor house, set within 80 acres of private grounds in the beautiful Howardian Hills. With panoramic views, peaceful surroundings and wonderfully dark skies, it is a truly spectacular place to spend an evening beneath the stars.

The exquisite Grade I listed manor is normally reserved for weddings and private functions, but for these limited special events, Howsham Hall is opening its doors exclusively for our stargazing guests.

✨ WHAT WILL YOU EXPERIENCE?

🔦 A laser-guided tour of the night sky.

🌟 Learn about constellations, asterisms, star-hopping and how to navigate the heavens.

🔭 Explore planets, galaxies, nebulae, star clusters and other celestial wonders through our professional, large-aperture telescopes (weather permitting).

🌌 Cloudy skies? Do not worry! Our immersive 360 degree planetarium dome will take you on a spectacular journey to the edge of the Universe, whatever the weather. 🚀

📸 Discover astrophotography and astronomy software through fascinating and colourful presentations.

👨‍🏫 Pick up hints and tips to help you enjoy the night sky for yourself.

🛏️ AND THEN... STAY THE NIGHT!

🏰 STAY THE NIGHT IN A GRADE I LISTED MANOR

Howsham Hall’s luxurious accommodation is normally reserved for weddings and private functions, but we are delighted to have arranged optional overnight accommodation exclusively for our stargazing guests. Stay in one of the Hall’s beautiful suites and enjoy breakfast the following morning.

Overnight accommodation is £195 per double room, including breakfast.

💑 A MAGICAL NIGHT FOR COUPLES

Looking for a truly special date night? Forget dinner and a movie! How about an evening exploring the Universe together, followed by an overnight stay in a magnificent historic manor? 🌌❤️
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 A SPECIAL FAMILY EXPERIENCE

Looking for something different to do with the family this October? Introduce the kids to the wonders of astronomy and create memories they will be talking about for years to come. ⭐

👫 A UNIQUE NIGHT OUT WITH FRIENDS

Fancy doing something a little different with your friends? Escape the city, embrace the night sky and spend an evening exploring the cosmos together.

🌠 FOR STARGAZERS OF ALL LEVELS

Whether you have never looked through a telescope before or you are already obsessed with astronomy, our experienced astronomers will help you discover something new.

🤩 WHAT WILL YOU SEE?

The Milky Way in all its glory, meteors, stunning star clusters, galaxies including the famous Andromeda Galaxy, our nearest galactic neighbour, and so much more.

🔭 NEW EQUIPMENT

This season we are bringing an even larger telescope to Howsham Hall for the most spectacular views yet!

🏆 AWARD-WINNING STARGAZING RATED TRIPADVISOR TRAVELLERS' CHOICE 2025

We are proud to have received consistently excellent reviews and to have our stargazing experience recognised with a TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Award, placing our astronomy experience in the top 10 percent of activities worldwide! Do not just take our word for it, check out our reviews on TripAdvisor, Google and Facebook.

☁️ DO NOT WORRY ABOUT THE WEATHER!

Even if it is cloudy, we will still take you to the stars! Step inside our immersive and spacious 6 metre planetarium dome and travel on a breathtaking journey to the edge of the universe. 🚀

🎟️ BOOK YOUR HOWSHAM HALL EXPERIENCE

These are special, limited events, and we are expecting them to sell fast! We would not want you to miss out and so if you would like to join us at Howsham Hall this October, and perhaps stay the night, you will find all the dates, information and booking details via the link in our profile. Once the dates are gone, they are gone! 👇

💛 A LITTLE NOTE FROM ASTRO DOG

Howsham Hall is such a magical fairytale place to enjoy the night sky, and it is so amazing to welcome everyone back for another fantastic weekend of stargazing. We are incredibly excited about these events and we cannot wait to share the wonders of the cosmos under the wonderful dark skies of the Howardian Hills with you all again.

There is something truly special about standing beneath a dark Yorkshire sky, surrounded by hundreds of years of history, and looking out into the Universe. And now you can finish the evening by staying in this extraordinary place too. ✨️

As a small, independent local business, your support truly means the world to us. If you know anyone who might enjoy a night under the stars with us, please do share this post. It makes a huge difference and we are so grateful for every one of you. You are all stars! ⭐

13/10/2026

🌌 AURORA UPDATE | POSSIBLE ACTIVITY TONIGHT! 💚💜💙✨

⭐ Update as of approximately 20:45 BST, Tuesday 13th October 2026.

💚 Aurora sightings reported from the Moray Coast in Scotland at around 20:10 BST!
💚 Elevated solar wind speed, currently around 600 km/s.
💚 NOAA forecasts possible minor G1 storm conditions late tonight.
💚 Clear skies forecast across much of the UK for much of the night.
💚 Opportunities farther south if the magnetic conditions improve!

Hi everyone! Following Saturday’s beautiful Northern Lights display, there may be another opportunity on the northern horizon tonight.

Aurora has already been reported from the Moray Coast in Scotland this evening. The solar wind is elevated, but the magnetic field direction is currently less favourable, so we will need to watch how conditions develop.

Any aurora is unlikely to be another widespread display like Saturday’s, but if you have clear skies, particularly in northern Scotland, it could be worth having a look! 😊💚

RECENT SPACE WEATHER ACTIVITY

Several solar eruptions and coronal hole streams have made the past few days quite complicated to interpret.

Following Saturday’s CME arrival, conditions became quieter. Reports describe a smaller disturbance at the upstream monitoring spacecraft overnight into Tuesday, with magnetic field strength briefly reaching around 15 nT.

Solar wind speed has since increased, which is consistent with possible influence from an incoming coronal hole high-speed stream. However, the readings alone do not tell us exactly which solar event is responsible.

There are also possible glancing influences from recent CMEs, including eruptions associated with filaments. Their arrival times and whether they will affect Earth remain uncertain, so we’ll keep watching the measurements rather than assuming every predicted event will reach us.

CURRENT STATS

💨 Solar wind speed: around 600 km/s, elevated and having increased through the day.
🌌 Solar wind density: slightly elevated at 6.47 particles/cm³.
🧲 IMF strength (Bt): 7.06 nT, slightly elevated.
↕️ Polarity (Bz): currently northward at +3.9 nT. It has remained mostly northward today, with only brief southward dips.

The elevated speed is encouraging, but the predominantly northward Bz is currently limiting the prospects for stronger, more widespread activity.

A sustained turn southward, especially alongside a stronger magnetic field, would improve aurora prospects. Northern locations can still see activity without ideal readings, as tonight’s reported Moray Coast sightings have shown.

NOAA GEOMAGNETIC FORECAST

The NOAA forecast issued at 12:30 UTC today identifies possible minor G1 geomagnetic storm conditions during the 21:00–00:00 UT period.

For us, that is 22:00 BST tonight, Tuesday 13th October, through to 01:00 BST on Wednesday 14th October.

The forecast attributes the potential activity to a negative-polarity coronal hole high-speed stream, combined with possible flanking CME influences.

Remember, this is a forecast, not a guarantee of storm conditions or a visible display at any particular location. Activity could develop outside that window too, so the real-time measurements and sightings will remain important.

WHERE TO LOOK

Sightings have already been reported from the Moray Coast this evening, making northern Scotland worth watching wherever skies are clear.

If the magnetic conditions improve, particularly with sustained southward Bz, aurora could become visible farther south.

Start by checking low along the northern horizon, ideally somewhere dark with an unobstructed view. A camera may pick up faint colour before it becomes obvious to the naked eye.

We wouldn’t expect anything similar to Saturday’s display on the basis of the current readings, so keep expectations realistic and watch for updates.

EARTH WEATHER

The forecast looks promising across much of the UK for much of tonight, with plenty of opportunities for clear skies.

There are some patches of cloud across southern Ireland, northern Wales and northern England, with a little cloud also along the west coast of Scotland. Some of these patches are forecast to clear further as the night progresses.

A larger area of thick cloud and rain is approaching from the west and is forecast to start moving over western parts of the UK from around 02:00 BST, spreading farther east through the early morning. The timing will vary by location, so check your local forecast before travelling.

As always, forecasts are never 100% accurate. Keep checking your skies for unexpected clear patches!

LUNAR CONDITIONS

We are only a few days past New Moon, and so lunar light pollution will not be an issue tonight.🌙

SUMMARY

All in all it is worth keeping an eye to the North tonight as we could see some activity close to the horizon.

Aurora has already been reported from the Moray Coast tonight, solar wind speed is elevated, and NOAA forecasts possible minor G1 conditions between 22:00 and 01:00 BST.

The main thing we need to improve is Bz, which is currently northward. If it turns southward and stays there, prospects could improve and opportunities may extend farther south.

With clear skies forecast across much of the UK before cloud and rain begin moving into western areas from around 02:00 BST, tonight is worth monitoring. Fingers crossed for favourable magnetic conditions and a little more aurora magic! 🤞💚

FOLLOW OUR SOCIALS FOR UPDATES

We will be keeping an eye on the skies and satellite data and sharing updates as conditions develop.

Follow for our latest aurora updates, and let us know if you spot anything! We always love hearing your stories and seeing your photographs.

Good luck and clear skies! 😊💖✨

13/10/2026

Today's office... 😍🤫💖🐕✨️

13/10/2026

🌌 NORTHERN LIGHTS TIMELAPSE | AN INCREDIBLE NIGHT OF AURORA | 10TH OCTOBER 2026 💚 💜 💙

On the night of the 10th of October 2026, we headed out on a celestial adventure to photograph an incredible display of the Northern Lights, and what an evening it turned out to be!

✨ OUR CELESTIAL ADVENTURE

Aurora chasers around the world had been awaiting the arrival of solar wind from a coronal mass ejection (CME). By early afternoon on the 10th October, the solar wind readings were looking very promising. If those conditions held until nightfall, we knew we could be in for something special.

We alerted our followers to the possibility of a display, prepared our camera gear and headed out as darkness approached.

Our first stop was just north of Scarborough. Even before twilight had fully faded, the aurora was dancing high in the sky. Stepping out of the car, we could see a bright glow to the north and rays stretching upwards, with hints of green and red visible to the naked eye.

Through our cameras, the colours were even more striking. A vivid green band was arcing across the sky, with beautiful reds, pinks and towering rays above it. At that moment we decided to share a quick livestream to let our followers know to head out and so you could enjoy a little of the magic with us!

We then headed to a spot to observe the aurora dancing over North Bay, where we also helped a mountain rescue team capture photographs of the aurora. Before moving on to another location to photograph the aurora above all of Scarborough. The activity had become a little weaker by this point, but the green arc remained visible to the naked eye, even through the town’s light pollution.

With things becoming a little quieter, we decided to head to Whitby to capture the Northern Lights above the beautiful ruins of Whitby Abbey, just like we did two years ago during the incredible display on the 10th of October 2024. On the way to Whitby, we could see a bright arc of the aurora by eye from inside the car, plus also we saw a beautiful white barn owl flying alongside us in the aurora lit sky.

When we arrived, we set up two cameras to record timelapses, and shortly after setting up the display burst into life again. Bright colours and rays stretched high above the abbey, creating a truly magical scene.

Our cameras kept running for more than two and a half hours, capturing the ever changing display. Eventually, the activity faded and the solar wind readings looked less encouraging, so we headed home to warm up. After a little rest we took our doggos, Luna and Selina out on a night time walk near Scarborough Castle, and also managed to capture one more photograph we had planned of a conjunction between the red planet Mars and the Beehive cluster. We will share this photograph with you all in a separate post.

We captured thousands of photographs throughout the evening and will share some of them when we have time to go through them, but for now we have taken some of the best bits and put them together in this timelapse video of the aurora dancing above Whitby Abbey. We hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed being there.

📸 SHARE YOUR STORIES AND PHOTOS

We always love hearing about your celestial adventures and seeing your photographs.

We have already had lots of photographs of this Northern Lights show sent in to us and it makes us so happy that so many of you managed to catch this spectacular display.

If you caught this display, please share your stories and photos in the comments below. We’d love to see the view from where you were!

🔭 DISCOVER MORE AT OUR SPECIAL AURORA EVENING AT SHERWOOD OBSERVATORY

If this display left you wanting to learn more about the Northern Lights, why not join us for our special aurora evening at Sherwood Observatory?

We’ll be exploring the history and mythology of the Northern Lights, the science behind this magical natural light show, and giving practical tips to help you improve your chances of seeing and photographing the aurora.

The talk will be followed by a film in the observatory’s impressive 10-metre planetarium. Then, weather permitting, we’ll finish the evening with a chance to observe distant deep-space objects through its incredible 24-inch telescope.

There are only a few spaces left, so if you’d like to join us, you can find full details and book your place on our website.

If you can’t make the Sherwood event, don’t worry! We will likely be running more aurora events and more stargazing experiences in the future so keep your eyes peeled on our website for more info.

☀️ POTENTIAL FURTHER AURORA ACTIVITY

The Sun has been quite active recently and so there is potential for further aurora activity in the near future. Make sure to keep checking back with us on our socials to be kept up to date with the latest activity and for alerts on possible displays.

🌠 CLEAR SKIES

All in all, it was a magical evening of spectacular Northern Lights. We’re so pleased that so many of you got to experience this display, and we hope this timelapse brings a little of that magic to anyone who may have missed it.

As always, wherever your next celestial adventure takes you, we wish you good luck and clear skies! 💖

12/10/2026

Some incredible photographs of the aurora captured from our beautiful Yorkshire Coast stargazing venue, RSPB Bempton Cliffs from the other night. How stunning are these!? 😍💚💜💙✨️

We have had many people ask if we will be holding more stargazing experiences at this wonderful venue. The answer is yes! 😁

We are currently working on our events programme from November. As soon as this is finalised the events will go live on our website and we will announce these on our socials too. 😊

However if you sign up to our mailing list from our website then you will be the first to know of any new events. 💖

📸 Ellen Leach - 10/10/26

12/10/2026

Selina says it's very cloudy across the UK tonight. We may have more aurora activity in the coming days, but for now enjoy a nice little rest. 🥰😴💚💜💙✨️

11/10/2026

SHOWCASE SUNDAY – A SHOWCASE OF YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS! 💚💜💙✨️

We are excited to share with you the latest edition of our weekly showcase of YOUR amazing photographs! 💖

It took a longgggg time to go through your photographs this week, but I finally got through every single one after a few hours. 😂

There's been some amazing photographs sent in, from beautiful photographs of the stars, the moon, Sun halos, nebulae, galaxies, the milkyway, rainbows, Sun dogs, sunsets, wildlife and LOTS OF AURORA. 🌅 🐦🌙 ✨️

Thank you so much for sharing your photographs, we love them all! 😍

YOUR PHOTOS IN OUR NIGHT SKY GUIDE VIDEO

As some of you may have seen, we have started to include a special selection of your amazing photographs from our Showcase Sundays in our monthly Night Sky Guide video on YouTube (). And so, make sure to watch our latest Night Sky Guide video to see if we have included one of your images.

PLEASE KEEP SHARING YOUR PHOTOS

We hope to continue this followers' showcase on a weekly basis along with our follower favourites in our monthly videos. So if you have anything you'd like to share with us, please feel free to share your stories and photographs in the comments of any of our posts.

It doesn't matter whether you're a beginner or a seasoned astrophotographer. And it doesn't matter what equipment you use to capture them, whether it be with a phone camera, a DSLR/mirrorless camera with a tripod or star tracker, a smart telescope or a dedicated astronomy camera with a telescope and equatorial mount, we'd love to see them! We've also loved seeing your art work, so please feel free to share your art with us too! 🥰

We hope you enjoy this weekly showcase of your photographs, we certainly have thoroughly enjoyed seeing them and we look forward to seeing more of your amazing photographs/art each week! 😊

11/10/2026

🚨 AURORA UPDATE 🚨 SUNDAY 11TH @ 19:10💚💜💙✨️

WOW, what an incredible night of aurora we were treated to last night. Visible across the UK, from cities, gardens, bedroom windows and even visible to the eye at points and overhead in some places! Well done to everyone that saw and captured it! Amazing photographs everyone! 😍

So, I know the question on everyone's lips is will it happen again tonight...

As things stand no, but if we have other arrivals then we may potentially see more aurora. It will be unlikely to be as strong as last night. But we will be keeping an eye on things just incase.

Initially the arrivals were meant to come tonight. But a number of the coronal mass ejections may have merged together and arrived at once last night.

There is no way to know whether we will or won't be treated to more aurora tonight until we see arrival of the solar winds at a satellite level. It is thought that we may see a couple of CME arrivals/glancing blows over the next couple of days. Plus we are also expecting elevated solar winds from the coronal hole stream over the couple of days too.

We will be keeping our eyes on them and updating on our socials and our aurora alerts app on WhatsApp throughout the night.

For now you can rest, or go and enjoy the night sky if you happen to be treated to clear skies. Being around the new moon means that the moon won't be causing any natural light pollution, we have several meteor showers active, saturn is looking amazing and so is the milkyway!

As always, if you head out to enjoy the night sky at any time soon, we wish you good luck and clear skies. ✨️

10/10/2026

Not as strong now as it was earlier, but aurora is still going. Looking beautiful on camera. 😍💚💜💙✨️

📷 Phone pic from Whitby at 23:15

10/10/2026

Gorgeous scenes at Whitby Abbey. Beautiful aurora! 😍💚💜💙✨️

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