Star Gazing at Lepe
Friday 12th September 2025 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
Lepe Country Park
Exbury, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 1HA, South East England
Enjoy an evening session of star gazing with binoculars led by Astronomer Steve Tonkin. The session will start with a laser guided intro to the night sky with an overview of the constellations and astronomical objects that as visible, or may be visible throughout the evening. Steve will then give an introduction to using binoculars to enhance star gazing, and give tips and tricks on how to spot regions of the Milky Way. There will be the opportunity to observe Saturn through a telescope, as well as using astronomical binoculars to observe dark sky objects.
Please note that this has already taken place on 12/09/2025
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Event 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.
Fri 12th Sep
Local light pollution
Lepe Country Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a 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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