Cosmic Castle - A day of space discovery

Name: Cosmic Castle - A day of space discovery
Start: 2025-04-19T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-04-19T16:00:00+00:00
Location: Colchester Castle

Saturday 19th April 2025 from 10:00am to 17:00pm

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Colchester Castle
Castle Park, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1TJ, East of England

Join us for a celebration of all things space! Dive into the wonders of the cosmos with space-themed activities, talks from the Tiptree Stargazing volunteers and interactive fun.

You can also enjoy a space-themed craft and games hosted by the museum team.

Perfect for young explorers, these activities will spark creativity and curiosity about our galaxy.

Suitable for ages 4+.

This event is included as part of Castle admission. No need to book—just turn up and prepare for liftoff!

Please note that this has already taken place on 19/04/2025

Event organiser

Tiptree Star Gazers is organising this event

Please contact Tiptree Star Gazers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Tiptree Star Gazers

Event booking

For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official 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 19th Apr

Waning Gibbous

70 % illuminated

Dark from 20:22 to 02:09

Dark for 5h 46m

Local light pollution

Colchester Castle is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.