Stargazing with Space Detectives
Saturday 28th January 2023 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Rock Farm - Shepton Mallet
Windsor Hill, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4JE
This is a unique opportunity to support Citizens Advice and have a guided look at distant galaxies through powerful telescopes.
Come along and enjoy an evening of stargazing magic with astronomers guiding and pointing out distant galaxies and stars.
Wrap up warm and marvel at our skies. There will be food and drink available to buy on the night.
A £10 donation secures an adult place and accompanying child. No lower age limit, but children must be supervised.
Event organiser
Space Detectives is organising this event
Please contact Space Detectives directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Space Detectives
Facebook: Space Detectives
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 28th Jan
Local light pollution
Rock Farm - Shepton Mallet is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on 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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