Partial Solar Eclipse Celebration Fun Day at Poltimore Inn
Wednesday 12th August 2026 from 16:00pm to 20:00pm
The Poltimore Observatory and Inn
East Street, North Molton, Devon, EX36 3HR
Come along for an afternoon celebrating the partial Solar Eclipse in the Observatory Gardens. There will be the opportunity to look at the Sun safely through a Solar Telescope as well as lots of “Sunny” hands-on activities for kids of all ages! This is a real family event not to be missed.
Event organiser
Space Detectives is organising this event
Please contact Space Detectives 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.
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Local light pollution
The Poltimore Observatory and Inn is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a 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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