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Dark Skies Family Fun at Amberley Museum

Dark Skies Family Fun at Amberley Museum

Wednesday 14th February 2024 from 11:00am to Friday 16th February 2024 15:00pm

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Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre
New Barn Road, Amberley, West Sussex, BN18 9LT, South East

Join us in celebrating the South Downs National Park’s Dark Skies Festival this half term!

In May 2016 the South Downs National Park became the newest International Dark Sky Reserve (IDSR). It has since been joined by others and is now part of a family of 19 IDSR’s around the world.

Explore the Museum with a free, themed family trail. In addition, from Wednesday to Friday (11am to 3pm) there will be hands-on family activities to discover different constellations and find out more about nocturnal animals.

This event takes place as part of the South Downs Dark Skies Festival 2024.

Please note that this has already taken place on 14/02/2024

Event organiser

South Downs National Park

South Downs National Park is organising this event

Please contact South Downs National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: South Downs National Park
Twitter: @sdnpa
Facebook: South Downs National Park

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.

Moon phase on Wed 14th Feb

Wed 14th Feb

Waxing Crescent
22 % illuminated
Dark from 23:48 to 06:02
Dark for 6h 14m
Moon phase on Thu 15th Feb

Thu 15th Feb

First Quarter
32 % illuminated
Dark from 01:14 to 06:00
Dark for 4h 46m
Moon phase on Fri 16th Feb

Fri 16th Feb

First Quarter
43 % illuminated
Dark from 02:36 to 05:59
Dark for 3h 23m

Local light pollution

Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre

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