Ranger Guided Stargazing Walk up Dunkery Beacon
Thursday 31st October 2024 from 00:00am to 19:00pm
Dunkery Beacon
Exmoor National Park, North West of Wheddon Cross, Somerset, TA24
Join National Park Ranger Tim Parish for a guided walk from Webbers Post up to the top of Dunkery Beacon – the highest point on Exmoor as the sun sets. There’ll be astronomers on hand to guide you around the constellations if skies are clear.
This event takes place as part of the Exmoor Dark Skies Festival 2024, running from the 18th of October to the 3rd November.
Event organiser
Exmoor National Park is organising this event
Please contact Exmoor National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Exmoor National Park
Twitter: @exmoornp
Facebook: Exmoor National Park
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.
Thu 31st Oct
Local light pollution
Dunkery Beacon is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
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