Family Astro Party with Exmoor National Park and Space Detectives
Sunday 27th October 2024 from 15:30pm to 20:00pm
Horner Farm - Exmoor
Horner, Porlock, Somerset, TA24 8HY
Presentation and space-themed workshop with fun experiments and activities led by astronomer Jo Richardson from Space Detectives and National Park staff. Pause for your picnic tea before a Ranger guided night walk, more stargazing activities and telescopes. Hot drinks and snacks for sale.
This event takes place as part of the Exmoor Dark Skies Festival 2024, running from the 18th of October to the 3rd November.
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
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.
Sun 27th Oct
Local light pollution
Horner Farm - Exmoor 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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