Stargazing at Salhouse Broad
Saturday 12th October 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Salhouse Broad
Lower Street, Salhouse, Norfolk, NR13 6RX, East of England
On Saturday 12th October Salhouse Broad will welcome astronomers from the Norwich Astronomical Society to Salhouse Broad. Take a look through their telescopes and hear about the night sky.
Try out our stargazing net and listen to astronomers guide you through the night sky. Pre-booking is essential.
Car parking / boat mooring is included in ticket price.
Event runs from 7pm for around 2 hours.
Bring a torch – the path from the car park will not be lit.
Tickets are non-refundable.
In event of bad weather (we cannot guarantee no cloud cover), event date will be moved to another date and tickets transferred.
The event is open to adults and children.
Includes soup and a roll from The Hungry Otter.
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.
Sat 12th Oct
Local light pollution
Salhouse Broad 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
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