Perseid Meteor Shower at Petworth House
Friday 13th August 2021 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
Petworth House and Park
Petworth, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU28 9LR
Visit the Deer Park at night to discover some of the nocturnal wildlife and try out a bit of star gazing. Find out about the bats and owls here, learn about light pollution and take a look at the stars and comets of the night sky. Bring along a picnic blanket, look up at the sky and you might be lucky enough to catch the meteor shower before 10 pm. Adults £7.50, children free. Booking is essential. Assistance dogs only.
Please note that this event has already taken place on 13/08/2021
Event organiser
National Trust is organising this event
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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.
Fri 13th Aug
Local light pollution
Petworth House and Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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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 Petworth House and Park. View these events on a calendar.