
Herstmonceux Astronomy Festival 2021
Friday 3rd September 2021 from 14:00pm to Sunday 5th September 2021 12:00pm
The Observatory Science Centre
Herstmonceux, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1RN
The annual Astronomy Festival held at Herstmonceux Observatory returns after the Covid pandemic! This is a unique opportunity to camp out under the dark skies next to the telescope domes. A weekend of astronomical activities is scheduled, including talks, presentations and planetarium shows, all of which are ideal for families. Book quick as these events always sell out quickly!
Please note that this event has already taken place on 03/09/2021
Event organiser

Observatory Science Centre is organising this event
Please contact Observatory Science Centre directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
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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.

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Local light pollution
The Observatory Science Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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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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