Stargazing at Sheepdrove
Friday 17th November 2023 from 18:30pm to 20:30pm
Sheepdrove Organic Farm
Sheepdrove Road, Lambourne, Berkshire, RG17 7UU
Enjoy an exciting evening of stargazing with astronomers from the Blackett Observatory, Marlborough College at Sheepdrove – an award-winning, family-run, mixed organic farm renowned for its exceptional conservation work and habitat creation for birds and other wildlife. Suitable for everyone aged eight and upwards.
Please note that this has already taken place on 17/11/2023
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.
Fri 17th Nov
Local light pollution
Sheepdrove Organic Farm 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.
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