See the partial eclipse with Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers
Wednesday 12th August 2026 from 18:00pm to 20:20pm
Grosvenor Gardens - St Leonards on Sea
Grosvenor Crescent, Saint Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex, TN38 0BX, South East England
Join the friendly Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers for this free event to observe the partial solar eclipse. Solar telescopes will be available for safe viewing. Note this event is likely to be weather dependent, we recommend contacting the group for updates.
Event organiser

Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers is organising this event
Please contact Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers
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
Grosvenor Gardens - St Leonards on Sea is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-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.
Light pollution map of Grosvenor Gardens - St Leonards on Sea
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