Stargazing at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Wednesday 5th February 2025 from 18:00pm to 20:30pm
Portsmouth History Dockyard
Victory Gate, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3LJ, South East
Join us for an unforgettable evening that bridges the stars and the seas, hosted by the University of Portsmouth’s Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation. Dive into a stellar lineup featuring world-class astrophysicists and cosmologists, curators from the National Museum of the Royal Navy, and stargazing enthusiasts from the Hampshire Astronomical Group.
Please note that this has already taken place on 05/02/2025
Event booking
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.
Wed 5th Feb
Local light pollution
Portsmouth History Dockyard is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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Semi-rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.