St. Hubert’s Little Church in the Field – Star Party

Name: St. Hubert’s Little Church in the Field – Star Party
Start: 2023-02-17T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2023-02-17T20:30:00+00:00
Location: St Hubert's Church - Idsworth

Friday 17th February 2023 from 18:30pm to 20:30pm

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St Hubert's Church - Idsworth
Old Idsworth, Finchdean, Hampshire, PO8 0BA

Enjoy an evening in the company of the heavenly stars with a talk and, weather permitting, viewing constellations of the South Downs Dark Sky Reserve at the charming St Hubert’s Church, Idsworth (near Petersfield).

This event is part of the South Downs Dark Skies Festival 2023.

Please note that this has already taken place on 17/02/2023

Event organiser

South Downs National Park is organising this event

Please contact South Downs National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

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Website: South Downs National Park
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Event booking

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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.

Fri 17th Feb

Waning Crescent

16 % illuminated

Dark from 18:35 to 05:58

Dark for 11h 22m

Local light pollution

St Hubert's Church - Idsworth is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.