Norfolk Coast Dark Skies Festival Launch Event
Saturday 25th September 2021 from 19:00pm to 22:00pm
Thornham Village Hall
Thornham, Hunstanton, Norfolk, PE36 6LX
This event launches the 2021 Norfolk Coast AONB Dark Skies Festival, which runs until 10th October. James Wild MP will join us to officially open the festival, which this year has a theme of nature and dark skies – how wildlife in particular use the dark and are impacted by light pollution.
Also included is a tour of the skies talk by John Craythorne of King’s Lynn & District Astronomy Society (KLADAS). If weather permits, we also hope to do a spot of stargazing on the terrace.
Attending the event is free of charge; however, prior booking is required.
This event takes place as part of the Norfolk Coast Dark Skies Festival 2021.
Please note that this has already taken place on 25/09/2021
Event organiser
Norfolk Coast Protected Landscape is organising this event
Please contact Norfolk Coast Protected Landscape directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Norfolk Coast Protected Landscape
Twitter: @ournorfolkcoast
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 25th Sep
Local light pollution
Thornham Village Hall 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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