Exmoor Dark Skies Festival with Astronomer Seb Jay
Saturday 21st October 2023 from 14:30pm to 17:30pm
Lynmouth National Park Centre
The Esplanade, Lynmouth, Devon, EX35 6EQ
Astronomer Seb Jay has been inspiring Exmoor visitors for years – come and learn fascinating facts and stories about the night skies and how to enjoy them.
Astronomer Seb Jay takes us on a fascinating journey through time and space, first visiting our solar system, then our galaxy, the Milky Way, and on out into the Universe.
Seb’s talks are always engaging, and the distances covered are mind-boggling.
This event occurs during the <a class=”link” href=”https://gostargazing.co.uk/events/exmoor-dark-skies-festival-2023/”>Exmoor Dark Skies Festival 2023</a>.
Please note that this has already taken place on 21/10/2023
Event organiser
Exmoor National Park is organising this event
Please contact Exmoor National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Exmoor National Park
Twitter: @exmoornp
Facebook: Exmoor National Park
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 21st Oct
Local light pollution
Lynmouth National Park Centre 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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