Fort Victoria Country Park & Planetarium
Island Planetarium, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, PO41 0RR, South East
The West Wight Stargazing Group meet on the first or the second Tuesday of the month at the Island Planetarium in Fort Victoria Country Park.
Sessions include a guide to what can be seen in the night skies for the coming month and stargazing with telescopes if weather permits. Everyone is welcome to join them; however, attendance requires pre-booking due to limited numbers.
Event organiser
West Wight Stargazing Group is organising this event
Please contact West Wight Stargazing Group directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: West Wight Stargazing Group
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 7th Feb
Local light pollution
Fort Victoria Country Park & Planetarium 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.
Light pollution map of Fort Victoria Country Park & Planetarium
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Fort Victoria Country Park & Planetarium. View these events on a calendar.