Myths, Moths and Moonlight at Stanpit Marsh
Friday 29th August 2025 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
Stanpit Marsh Visitor Centre
Stanpit, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 3LX, South West England
Our popular Myths, Moths and Moonlight event is coming to Stanpit Marsh! Join the team from Sky High Astronomy for an evening filled with the moon, stars, bats, moths, and a planetarium.
The evening will consist of two sessions. The first session will be split between the planetarium and moon-gazing through a telescope. In the second session there will be moth trapping, bat detecting and pond exploring.
Event organiser
Skyhigh Astronomy is organising this event
Please contact Skyhigh Astronomy directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Skyhigh Astronomy
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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.
Fri 29th Aug
Local light pollution
Stanpit Marsh Visitor Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a 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.
Forthcoming events
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