Stargazing for Beginners at The Buttery Tea Rooms
Monday 24th October 2022 from 19:00pm to 20:30pm
The Buttery Tea Rooms - Lorna Doone Valley
Malmsmead, Malmsmead, Devon, EX35 6NU
Discover Saturn’s rings and Orion’s nebula on this unique astronomical experience in the Doone Valley, North Devon.
Arriving for an introduction to the Night Sky at The Buttery Tea Rooms (National Trust), tuck into a delicious hot pizza slice before heading immediately outside for our telescope experience, guided by Liz from Moor Wild Experience.
Get cosy toasting your complimentary marshmallows around our firepit with the opportunity to purchase hot drinks and sweet treats from The Buttery Tea Rooms for afters.
Adults (11+ yrs) £15.00 Half 12″ Pizza, Child (5 – 10yrs) £10.00 1/4″ Pizza, Under 5 yrs FREE (does not include food or drink).
This event takes place as part of Exmoor Dark Skies Festival 2022.
Please note that this has already taken place on 24/10/2022
Event organiser
Moor Wild Experiences is organising this event
Please contact Moor Wild Experiences 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.
Mon 24th Oct
Local light pollution
The Buttery Tea Rooms - Lorna Doone Valley 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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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of The Buttery Tea Rooms - Lorna Doone Valley
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