Majestic Dark Skies of Seven Sisters planet walk and stargazing
Saturday 4th February 2023 from 18:00pm to 20:30pm
Seven Sisters Country Park
Exceat, Seaford, East Sussex, BN25 4AD
Join the South Downs National Park team to “Walk the Planets” at the iconic Seven Sisters Country Park, Exceat, near Seaford.
This short, accessible trail will see the planets laid out to scale for everyone to walk through and get a feel for the distances in space. The event will also feature stargazing, storytelling, and a Visual Reality headset experience of Dark Skies.
You will also have a chance to enjoy the visitor centre and grab a hot drink and snack. Suitable for the whole family.
This event is part of the South Downs Dark Skies Festival 2023.
Please note that this has already taken place on 04/02/2023
Event organiser
South Downs National Park is organising this event
Please contact South Downs National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: South Downs National Park
Twitter: @sdnpa
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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.
Sat 4th Feb
Local light pollution
Seven Sisters Country Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural 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.