Night Sky Photography at the Observatory Science Centre
Sunday 23rd August 2026 from 10:30am to 16:30pm
The Observatory Science Centre
Herstmonceux, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1RN
This Night Sky Photography Course is a great opportunity to learn how to capture great images of the night sky using your own camera. The course is aimed at adult beginners in night sky photography but assumes competence with your own camera equipment.
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Event booking
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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.

Sun 23rd Aug
Local light pollution
The Observatory Science Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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