Stargazing at Queen Elizabeth Country Park
Saturday 11th February 2023 from 18:00pm to 20:00pm
Queen Elizabeth Country Park
Gravel Hill, Horndean, Hampshire, PO8 0QE
Family-friendly activities at Queen Elizabeth Country Park. Take part in the ‘Walk the Planets’ trail with the planets laid out to scale, stargaze through telescopes (weather permitting), and listen to myths and legends from our professional Storyteller Dawn Nelson.
In addition, there is the opportunity to meet and learn more about some of our most iconic nocturnal wildlife.
Kim Boog from Bird of Prey Hospital Hampshire will be there with lovely owls, a fascinating experience for children and everyone willing to know more about owls.
Note that this event is weather dependent.
This event is part of the South Downs Dark Skies Festival 2023.
Please note that this has already taken place on 11/02/2023
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]
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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.
Sat 11th Feb
Local light pollution
Queen Elizabeth Country Park 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.