Free partial eclipse viewing at Reculver Towers
Wednesday 12th August 2026 from 18:00pm to 20:30pm
Reculver Towers and Roman Fort
Reculver Road, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 6SU, South East England
Everyone is invited to join the friendly astronomers from the South East Kent Astronomical Society who are collaborating with English Heritage for this free event to observe the partial solar eclipse at Reculver Towers. Tickets for this event can be reserved via the Eventbrite website (the event should feature on the English Heritage Community Engagement – Kent page soon!)
Event organiser
South East Kent Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact South East Kent Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: South East Kent Astronomical Society
Twitter: @sekentastro
Facebook: South East Kent Astronomical Society
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.
Wed 12th Aug
Local light pollution
Reculver Towers and Roman Fort is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
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