Family stargazing & bushcraft
Monday 21st February 2022 from 17:30pm to 19:30pm
Pinkery Centre for Outdoor Learning
Pinkery, Simonsbath, Somerset, TA24 7LL
Join experienced National Park staff and Young Rangers this February half-term for a nighttime adventure. Come and learn about the dark skies and enjoy guided stargazing (weather permitting) and a night walk around this magnificent wild landscape under the guidance of astronomer Jo Richardson. Learn all about the stars and the universe and have a go at fun bushcraft and outdoor skills, supported by our National Park staff and Young Rangers.
Please note that this has already taken place on 21/02/2022
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: info@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk
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.
Mon 21st Feb
Local light pollution
Pinkery Centre for Outdoor Learning 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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