Stargazing and hot chocalate at Nettlecombe Court
Friday 21st October 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Nettlecombe Court - Field Studies Council
Williton, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4HT
Tuck into a warming hot chocolate and a slice of cake whilst discovering the exceptionally dark skies surrounding the 11th Century & Grade 1 listed Nettlecombe Court & Estate in Somerset (Field Studies Council).
Liz from Moor Wild Experiences will start you with an “Introduction to the Night Sky” under Nettlecombe’s Court’s decorative high ceilings before we step outside searching Saturn’s rings and the Milky Way.
Learn the constellations through Greek mythological stories, our Stellarium app (download for FREE), and Exmoor Dark Skies Pocket Guide, which you can take home.
This event takes place as part of Exmoor Dark Skies Festival 2022.
Please note that this has already taken place on 21/10/2022
Event organiser
Moor Wild Experiences is organising this event
Please contact Moor Wild Experiences directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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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.
Fri 21st Oct
Local light pollution
Nettlecombe Court - Field Studies Council is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of Nettlecombe Court - Field Studies Council
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