Stargazing at the Bale House Visitor Centre
Sunday 2nd November 2025 from 18:00pm to 21:00pm
The Bale House Visitor Centre
Lower Coastguard Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 4AD, South East England
Discover how light pollution affects our view of the stars and the wellbeing of our wildlife in presentations from High Weald National Landscape and astronomical enthusiast Doug Edworthy.
The evening will continue with a night-time walk (weather permitting) and opportunities for star watching with Fairlight, Hastings and Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers.
Throughout the event, guests can enjoy hot chocolate and star-shaped biscuits, and take part in a raffle with prizes kindly provided by the Science Centre.
Booking via Eventbrite is essential.
This event takes place as part of the Wild About Dark Skies Festival 2025, organised by the High Weald National Landscape.
Event organiser
High Weald National Landscape is organising this event
Please contact High Weald National Landscape directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: High Weald National Landscape
Twitter: @highweald
Facebook: High Weald National Landscape
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.
Sun 2nd Nov
Local light pollution
The Bale House Visitor Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-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.
Forthcoming events
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