Stargazing weekend at Yarn Market Hotel
Friday 28th October 2022 from 17:00pm to Sunday 30th October 2022 12:00pm
Yarn Market Hotel
High Street, Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6SF, South West
Come and stay for a 2-night break of stargazing-based activities in Exmoor National Park, Europe’s first Dark Skies Reserve.
Astronomy expert Bob Mizon will lead the weekend’s activities, providing interesting talks and guiding you through what you will see in the night skies at our stargazing site.
The break includes two nights of full board accommodation and all activities.
This event takes place as part of Exmoor Dark Skies Festival 2022.
Please note that this has already taken place on 28/10/2022
Event booking
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.
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Local light pollution
Yarn Market Hotel 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
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