Stargazing and Sunday roast at Nettlecombe Court
Sunday 23rd October 2022 from 19:00pm to 21:30pm
Nettlecombe Court - Field Studies Council
Williton, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4HT
Enjoy long table dining and discover the starry skies surrounding the 11th Century Nettlecombe Estate and the beautiful Grade l listed Nettlecombe Court building (Field Studies Council).
Join Moor Wild Experiences and the Field Centre’s Team for a delicious 2-course roast dinner (main and dessert) under high decorative ceilings before an indoor “Introduction to the Night Sky”, followed by spotting Saturn’s rings and the stars with our four refractor telescopes.
This event occurs during the Exmoor Dark Skies Festival 2023.
Please note that this has already taken place on 23/10/2022
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.
Sun 23rd 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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