Astronaut Challenge Night!

Name: Astronaut Challenge Night!
Start: 2025-02-01T17:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-02-01T20:00:00+00:00
Location: Wildheart Animal Sanctuary

Saturday 1st February 2025 from 17:30pm to 20:00pm

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Wildheart Animal Sanctuary
Sandown , Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, PO36 8QB, South East England

Join the team from Wildheart Animal Sanctuary and astronomers from the Vectis Astronomical Society for an exciting evening of space themed fun.

Hear all about stargazing, space exploration, and the night skies around our Island and keep warm with a delicious hot chocolate in our cosy cafe before heading out to embark on an astronomical adventure!

Try on a super spacesuit for a photo opportunity
Adventure into space themed light and sound in our 4D experience
Space themed crafts – make a solar system mask and a constellation in a cup
Get up close to the surface of the moon with our terrific telescopes
Have a go at astrophotography
Try your hand at our astronaut challenges and earn yourself a glow in the dark Astronaut Challenge badge

Please note that this has already taken place on 01/02/2025

Event organiser

Vectis Astronomical Society is organising this event

Please contact Vectis Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Vectis Astronomical Society
Facebook: Vectis Astronomical Society

Event booking

Please book tickets for this event via the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary website.

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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 1st Feb

Waxing Crescent

8 % illuminated

Dark from 21:00 to 06:23

Dark for 9h 23m

Local light pollution

Wildheart Animal Sanctuary is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.