Star Trails and Ancient Journeys at Butser Ancient Farm

Name: Star Trails and Ancient Journeys at Butser Ancient Farm
Start: 2024-02-10T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-02-18T16:00:00+00:00
Location: Butser Ancient Farm

Saturday 10th February 2024 from 10:00am to Sunday 18th February 2024 16:00pm

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Butser Ancient Farm
Chalton Lane, Chalton, Hampshire, PO8 0BG

Visit Butser Ancient Farm to discover more about ancient astronomy and celestial navigation as part of the South Downs National Park Dark Skies Festival.

Journey through time and discover how ancient explorers were the first astronomers! Explore ancient voyages and the night sky on our brand-new family trail and navigate from Stone Age homes to Saxon halls via the Bronze Age, Iron Age and our Roman Villa as you follow the clues in the night sky!

This event takes place as part of the South Downs Dark Skies Festival 2024.

Please note that this has already taken place on 10/02/2024

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.

Email: [email protected]
Website: South Downs National Park
Twitter: @sdnpa
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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.

Sat 10th Feb

New Moon

0 % illuminated

Dark from 18:23 to 06:11

Dark for 11h 47m

Sun 11th Feb

New Moon

2 % illuminated

Dark from 19:27 to 06:09

Dark for 10h 42m

Mon 12th Feb

Waxing Crescent

6 % illuminated

Dark from 20:56 to 06:07

Dark for 9h 11m

Tue 13th Feb

Waxing Crescent

13 % illuminated

Dark from 22:23 to 06:06

Dark for 7h 43m

Wed 14th Feb

Waxing Crescent

22 % illuminated

Dark from 23:50 to 06:04

Dark for 6h 14m

Thu 15th Feb

First Quarter

32 % illuminated

Dark from 01:16 to 06:02

Dark for 4h 46m

Fri 16th Feb

First Quarter

43 % illuminated

Dark from 02:38 to 06:00

Dark for 3h 22m

Sat 17th Feb

First Quarter

54 % illuminated

Dark from 03:54 to 05:59

Dark for 2h 5m

Sun 18th Feb

First Quarter

64 % illuminated

Dark from 04:59 to 05:57

Dark for 0h 58m

Local light pollution

Butser Ancient Farm is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.