Cosmic Castle Stargazing
Friday 11th October 2024 from 19:00pm to 22:00pm
Colchester Castle
Castle Park, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1TJ, East of England
Join the Tiptree Star Gazers for a starlight spectacular at our Cosmic Castle event from 7-10 PM on 11 October, with doors opening at 6:45 PM. In this enchanting evening, you can explore the wonders of the universe with a planetarium, engaging talks, and space-themed crafts. Weather permitting, you’ll also have the rare opportunity to gaze at the moon through a telescope from the historic grounds of Colchester Castle.
Event organiser
Tiptree Star Gazers is organising this event
Please contact Tiptree Star Gazers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Tiptree Star Gazers
Event booking
Event 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.
Fri 11th Oct
Local light pollution
Colchester Castle is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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.
Forthcoming events
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