Nocturnal Wildlife and Perseids Meteor Shower Guided Walk
Tuesday 13th August 2024 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
Petworth House and Park
Petworth, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU28 9LR
Find out about the bats and owls that roost in the Deer Park. Take a look at the stars of the night sky. Bring along a picnic blanket and look up to the sky. We might be lucky enough to catch the meteor shower before 10pm.
Please note that this has already taken place on 13/08/2024
Event organiser
National Trust is organising this event
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Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent 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.
Tue 13th Aug
Local light pollution
Petworth House and Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.