Stargazing at Triscombe Farm with the Space Detectives
Saturday 4th July 2026 from 14:00pm to 18:00pm
Triscombe Farm
Wheddon Cross, Dunster, Somerset, TA24 7HA, South West England
Saturday July 4th – Independence Day Celebration including all about NASA; build & land your own rocket competition with American themed refreshments.
Join friendly astronomers Jo and Pete Richardson from Space Detectives at Triscombe Farm on Exmoor for a day-to-night astronomy experience, featuring safe solar observing by day and guided stargazing under some of the UK’s darkest skies by night.
Through telescopes, constellation tours, hands-on activities and practical observing tips, Jo and Pete make exploring the Sun, planets, stars and galaxies fun, accessible and inspiring for all ages and experience levels.
Enhance your weekend and your stargazing opportunities by staying over with special deals available to stargazers!
Event organiser
Space Detectives is organising this event
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Event booking
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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.
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Local light pollution
Triscombe Farm is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a rural 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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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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