Seasonal Celebration by Starlight
Saturday 6th December 2025 from 16:30pm to 20:30pm
The Observatory Science Centre
Herstmonceux, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1RN
Come and join the team at The Observatory Science Centre as we celebrate the joyous festive season with Santa and festive music plus viewing the stars (weather permitting).
Come visit our café offering a variety of hot drinks and snacks. Get into the festive spirit and try one of our delicious mince pies along with a warm cup of mulled wine?
SSSSHHH a secret visit from Santa and a chance to have a selfie with him before he ventures back off to the North Pole to prepare for that big day!
Event organiser
Observatory Science Centre is organising this event
Please contact Observatory Science Centre directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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Event booking
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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 6th Dec
Local light pollution
The Observatory Science Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-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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