Family stargazing at Dunwich Heath
Friday 24th February 2023 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Dunwich Heath and Beach - National Trust
Minsmere Road, Dunwich, Suffolk, IP17 3DJ, East of England
Astronomers from DASH Astronomical Society will set up telescopes so that you can have a close-up view of the moon, stars, and hopefully some planets and nebulae too!
Even if the weather’s cloudy, come along anyway, as there’ll be some fun interactive science activities in Heath Barn. Our kiosk will be open from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm for hot drinks and light snacks.
Please note that this has already taken place on 24/02/2023
Event organiser
National Trust is organising this event
Please contact National Trust 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.
Fri 24th Feb
Local light pollution
Dunwich Heath and Beach - National Trust is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site 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.
Light pollution map of Dunwich Heath and Beach - National Trust
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