Stargazing Weekend at Island Planetarium - February 2022
Friday 25th February 2022 from 19:30pm to Sunday 27th February 2022 22:15pm
Island Planetarium
Fort Victoria Country Park, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, PO41 0RR
This special weekend event takes place at the Island Planetarium. It is a fantastic opportunity for everyone from complete beginners to serious amateur astronomers to spend a couple of nights under the dark skies of the Isle of Wight.
This event is a short, fun weekend course including using of many different telescopes with guidance from our astronomer instructors to help you explore the night sky. The event also includes thought-provoking educational presentations utilising the planetarium’s 360 immersive projector dome. Ideal for those looking to get into astronomy and veteran stargazers alike.
Prior booking is essential!
Please note that this has already taken place on 25/02/2022
Event organiser
West Wight Stargazing Group is organising this event
Please contact West Wight Stargazing Group directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: West Wight Stargazing Group
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.
Fri 25th Feb
Sat 26th Feb
Sun 27th Feb
Local light pollution
Island Planetarium is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural 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
Below is a list of events at Island Planetarium. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.