Dark Skies Festival Stargazing at Poltimore Inn
Saturday 15th October 2022 from 19:00pm to 22:00pm
The Poltimore Observatory and Inn
East Street, North Molton, Devon, EX36 3HR
A great indoor and outdoor event for all the family at this popular village inn with its impressive new observatory and telescopes. Enjoy a tasty two-course meal, presentation and stargazing with expert astronomer Jo Richardson. Why not book an overnight stay, too!?
Please note that this has already taken place on 15/10/2022
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 15th Oct
Local light pollution
The Poltimore Observatory and Inn is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Semi-rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at The Poltimore Observatory and Inn. View these events on a calendar.