Evening of Mindful Stargazing with Mark Westmoquette
Saturday 24th February 2024 from 17:30pm to 21:30pm
Tokes Farm
Tokes Lane, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 9AP
When was the last time you paused and looked up at the night sky with wide-eyed curiosity, appreciating the magic and awe of the stars? Mindful stargazing is about slowing down, immersing yourself in the nighttime experience, and contemplating what it is to be a human in this vast cosmos. It helps us develop a first-hand, experiential knowledge of what it is, not to look at the Universe, but to be in the Universe.
In this event, you’ll explore a variety of mindful stargazing practices, focussing on contemplating our place within the cosmos and our connections to it – scientifically, energetically and spiritually.
Before going outside, we’ll practice a cosmic body scan, sensing different parts of our body and how they’re made of stuff that was produced in stars billions of years ago. Then, as we go outdoors, we’ll spend some time immersing ourselves in the experience of the night sky as it is (clear or cloudy) and explore how we can feel part of the cosmos, at home in this vast Universe of ours.
We’ll finish by contemplating some amazing space images and exploring some of the myths and stories associated with the constellations.
Please note that this has already taken place on 24/02/2024
Event organiser
Mark Westmoquette is organising this event
Please contact Mark Westmoquette directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent 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 24th Feb
Local light pollution
Tokes Farm is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.