Stargazing evening at the Observatory Science Centre
Saturday 2nd November 2024 from 18:30pm to 23:00pm
The Observatory Science Centre
Herstmonceux, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1RN
Come and enjoy the fabulous atmosphere that surrounds the Observatory at night and, weather permitting, look through some of the largest telescopes in the country at some extraordinary night sky objects. Don’t worry if it is cloudy; there is a cloudy night contingency plan!
This event takes place as part of the Wild About Dark Skies Festival 2024.
Event organiser
Observatory Science Centre is organising this event
Please contact Observatory Science Centre directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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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.
Sat 2nd Nov
Local light pollution
The Observatory Science Centre 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.
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