Stargazing for beginners and highlights of 2027
Wednesday 2nd December 2026 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
National Space Centre
Exploration Drive, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 5NS
Join astronomer, astrophotographer and aurora chaser Wil Cheung from Wil Photography as he shares his night sky highlights in 2027 in a special talk with an immersive planetarium show included.
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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.
Wed 2nd Dec
Local light pollution
National Space Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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