Stargazing at Reculver Towers and Roman Fort

Name: Stargazing at Reculver Towers and Roman Fort
Start: 2025-02-03T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-02-03T20:00:00+00:00
Location: Reculver Towers and Roman Fort

Monday 3rd February 2025 from 19:00pm to 20:00pm

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Reculver Towers and Roman Fort
Reculver Road, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 6SU, South East England

Join us for an enchanting evening of stargazing at Reculver Towers & Roman Fort, a stunning coastal site steeped in history and natural beauty.

Led by experts from the South East Kent Astronomical Society (SEKAS), this family-friendly session is suitable for ages 5 and up.

You’ll have the chance to:
✨ Use provided telescopes to observe stars, constellations and other cosmic wonders (weather permitting).
✨ Learn fascinating insights about the night sky from experienced amateur astronomers and astrophotographers.

✨ Learn the classical stories behind our names for the constellations as the Romans would have before us.
✨ Experience the atmospheric charm of Reculver Towers under the night sky.

Please note that this has already taken place on 03/02/2025

Event organiser

South East Kent Astronomical Society is organising this event

Please contact South East Kent Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: South East Kent Astronomical Society
Twitter: @sekentastro
Facebook: South East Kent Astronomical Society

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.

Mon 3rd Feb

Waxing Crescent

24 % illuminated

Dark from 23:44 to 06:12

Dark for 6h 28m

Local light pollution

Reculver Towers and Roman Fort is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.