Overnight Astrophotography Experience at Orford Ness
Saturday 13th April 2024 from 16:30pm to Sunday 14th April 2024 09:30am
Orford Ness National Nature Reserve
Quay Street, Orford, Suffolk, IP12 2NU, East of England
This is an overnight event. Arriving on Saturday and departing on Sunday. Join Chris and Paul to learn about the two most common techniques to produce wide-angle views of the night skies. The event will involve a walk out to the shingle on Orford Ness at twilight returning to our accommodation in Basecamp between 2 am and 3 am. Tuition and advice on capturing the night sky will be given throughout the evening.
Please note that this has already taken place on 13/04/2024
Event organiser
National Trust is organising this event
Please contact National Trust directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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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 13th Apr
Sun 14th Apr
Local light pollution
Orford Ness National Nature Reserve 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.
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