See the Perseids with Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers

Name: See the Perseids with Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers
Start: 2026-08-12T20:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-08-12T23:00:00+00:00
Location: Hastings Country Park - Fairlight Helipad

Wednesday 12th August 2026 from 21:00pm to Thursday 13th August 2026 00:00am

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Hastings Country Park - Fairlight Helipad
Fairlight Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 5EP, South East England

The Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers are planning an observing evening at the Fairlight Helipad to look out for Perseids meteors, this following their partial eclipse event on the seafront at Grosvenor Gardens. Wrap up warm and take something comfortable to sit (or lie) on, plus refreshments. All welcome!

Please note that this has already taken place on 12/08/2026

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

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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 12th Aug

New Moon

1 % illuminated

Dark from 20:50 to 03:17

Dark for 6h 26m

Thu 13th Aug

New Moon

0 % illuminated

Dark from 20:47 to 03:19

Dark for 6h 31m

Local light pollution

Hastings Country Park - Fairlight Helipad 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.