Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre

21/02/2025

21/02/2025

07/02/2025

✨🌙 National Astronomy Week Events – This Weekend! 🌠🔭

Looking for a stellar way to spend the weekend? 🚀 Join us for three events celebrating National Astronomy Week!

📅 Friday, Feb 7 – Moon at Inveravon, by donation, FREE under 16
📍 Inveravon Church & Pictish Stones | ⏰ 7:00-9:00 PM
🔭 Telescope Taster Session – Marvel at the Moon, spot planets, and learn how to explore the night sky with Cairngorms Astronomy Club and Tomintoul & Glenlivet Development Trust

📅 Saturday, Feb 8 – Fun After Dark in The Park, FREE
📍 Glenlivet Estate Office, Tomintoul | ⏰ 5:00-6:30 PM
🌲✨ Storytelling & Rope Walking under the stars – A fun family event for all ages. Listen to magical star stories with Nana Tomova, then navigate the dark forest on a rope trail to find your way to the maze! Don't forget to wrap up warm and bring a torch and a mug for hot chocolate afterwards ☕

📅 Saturday, Feb 8 – Stargazing Walk along the Old Military Road, By donation, FREE under 16
📍 Glenlivet Estate Office, Tomintoul | ⏰ 7:00 - 8:45 PM
🌌 Guided Night Walk – Experience the Cairngorms Dark Sky Park like with a stargazing walk along the historic Old Military Road.

🔗 More info: www.cairngormsdarkskypark.org/events

✨ Don’t miss this chance to get outside and explore the wonders of the night sky! See you there! 🌠

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Photo copyright Graham Niven Photography
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07/02/2025

We are opening to the public once again on Saturday the 8th February 2025! With some BIG changes though for the 2025 season as we've now moved into our brand new Reindeer Centre building, having operated out of the neighbouring Reindeer House since it was built in 1960. The brand new Centre, with Re...

07/02/2025

🌌 🌟Just 8 days to the start of National Astronomy Week 2025! If you've ever dreamed of seeing the planets 🪐 up close through a telescope, now’s your chance! 🔭 We'll be running events in the Tomintoul & Glenlivet Cairngorms Dark Sky Park all week and sharing links to livestreaming telescopes and lectures too! There will be telescope sessions, stargazing, and a moon walk to the new Skyhide in Tomintoul. Clear skies!

More information and tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/stargazing-cairngorms-dark-sky-park-events-1274139





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Argyle Guest House
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07/02/2025

Join us for a telescope session at Inveravon Church, Ballindalloch for National Astronomy Week

06/02/2025

Some great weather is forecast over the coming evenings, perfect for stargazing! If you haven't viewed the planets yet here are some suggested events, all taking place during National Astronomy Week from today until Sunday! See the link in the comments!

06/02/2025

This February is almost all about the Moon! Our celestial neighbour will glide across the skies, meeting all sorts of cool things. Look out for Mercury, which will become visible low in the sky after sunset towards the end of the Month. Clear skies!

06/02/2025

🌃 Day 6: Chasing the Moon to find ✨Star Clusters✨

This evening you can spot two beautiful star clusters just below the Moon 🌓: the Pleiades to the right ✨, and the wider-spaced Hyades to the left ✨ (find them just past a very bright dot that we'll be looking at tomorrow).

The Pleiades are known as the "Seven Sisters" and are shown in today's picture. These are young stars, born in the time of the dinosaurs. ✨🦕🦖

You probably won't see more than six stars with the naked eye, but if you use binoculars or a telescope you will see many more! Check out our events calendar 📌 to find a stargazing event with binoculars and telescopes near you. 🔭✨

https://astronomyweek.org.uk/6-february-todays-theme-is-star-clusters/

05/02/2025

Celebrate National Astronomy Week with a telescope taster session

05/02/2025

Family fun this weekend - all details in the attached poster. Come along to spend some time outside in the most northerly Dark Sky Park in the UK.

Join us for some Starry Storytelling and hot drinks with Nana Tomova and then follow the rope trail to weave through the dark forest.

There is an additional Star Gazing Walk starting at 7pm - details of that walk can be found here https://www.cairngormsdarkskypark.org/events/

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