Night Sky Experience at Island Planetarium
Tuesday 16th May 2023 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Island Planetarium
Fort Victoria Country Park, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, PO41 0RR
Join the team from the Island Planetarium for an evening exploring the night skies. Enjoy a presentation in their full-dome planetarium and, if weather permits, stargaze using telescopes. These events must be booked in advance.
Please note that this has already taken place on 16/05/2023
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
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.
Tue 16th May
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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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Island Planetarium. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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