Stargazing evening at the Observatory Science Centre
Saturday 7th November 2026 from 19:00pm to 23:00pm
The Observatory Science Centre
Herstmonceux, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1RN
A guided stargazing evening at The Observatory Science Centre, where visitors can use historic telescopes to view the Moon, planets, and deep-sky objects. If weather conditions are poor, guests can enjoy a planetarium experience, talks about the night sky, and time with astronomy experts. The event is also promoted as a memorable gift experience.
Event organiser
Observatory Science Centre is organising this event
Please contact Observatory Science Centre directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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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 7th Nov
Local light pollution
The Observatory Science Centre 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.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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