In The Night Sky Supper and Stargazing with Space Detectives
Thursday 24th October 2024 from 18:30pm to 21:00pm
Quince Honey Farm
Aller Cross, South Molton, Devon, EX36 3RD
Join the Space Detectives for an evening that will take you on an experience like no other where you will not only “see” space but “feel” it too! Starting with a hearty supper, you will then be taken on a journey into the stars by Jo and Pete from ‘Space Detectives’, a team of astronomers who have been running Space and Stargazing events for many years. Learn about the origins of stars and how planets form, explore how our ancestors would have seen the night sky centuries ago, and uncover the myths and legends of constellation patterns.
Some stargazing is up next, if the weather is favourable, using high end “Go To” telescopes and laser guided star hopping. The evening will end on a Virtual journey into space, with a Virtual Reality Showtime headset experience! Ticket price includes supper, talk, star gazing and VR headset experience. Suitable for age 12 +.
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
Space Detectives is organising this event
Please contact Space Detectives directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Space Detectives
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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.
Thu 24th Oct
Local light pollution
Quince Honey Farm is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-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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