Ranger Guided Walk & Stargazing at Haddon Hill
Wednesday 26th October 2022 from 17:30pm to 19:30pm
Frogwell Lodge Car Park
Exmoor National Park, West of Upton, Somerset, TA4
Join Exmoor National park Ranger Richard Eales and astronomers from Tiverton and Mid Devon Astronomy Club on a guided night walk around this spectacular site with 360-degree night sky views.
Ranger Richard Eales will happily discuss the site, its management, the creation of Wimbleball lake, surrounding land use and all things ponies and deer. Then, weather permitting, astronomers will guide you through what’s on view in the night sky. The cost for adults is £5, for children £3.
This event takes place as part of Exmoor Dark Skies Festival 2022.
Please note that this has already taken place on 26/10/2022
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.
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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.
Wed 26th Oct
Local light pollution
Frogwell Lodge Car Park 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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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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