Island Planetarium Night Sky Experience
Wednesday 15th February 2023 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Island Planetarium
Fort Victoria Country Park, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, PO41 0RR
Enjoy a spectacular evening at the Island Planetarium with friendly astronomers and large-aperture telescopes!
Learn your way around the night sky, including how to find constellations, planets, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies — then observe these incredible objects using the telescopes provided (weather permitting).
You’ll enjoy full-dome presentations in the planetarium if the weather is cloudy. These sessions cost £10 and must be pre-booked.
Please note that this has already taken place on 15/02/2023
Event organiser
West Wight Stargazing Group is organising this event
Please contact West Wight Stargazing Group directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: West Wight Stargazing Group
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.
Wed 15th Feb
Local light pollution
Island Planetarium 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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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
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