Astronaut Challenge Night!
Saturday 1st February 2025 from 17:30pm to 20:00pm
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
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 1st Feb
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.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.