Stargazing Weekend Break at Simonsbath
Friday 27th October 2023 from 17:00pm to Sunday 29th October 2023 12:00pm
Simonsbath House Hotel
Simonsbath, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 7SH, South West
Join the friendly hosts of Simonsbath Hotel and astronomer Jo Richardson FRAS for a weekend of stargazing activities in the fabulous location of Simonsbath. Visit Wimbleball Lake and see Exmoor Ponies on nearby Haddon Hill, and enjoy your evenings with Jo learning to use telescopes, stargazing and talking astrophotography. All activities are open to non-staying guests, too.
This event occurs during the Exmoor Dark Skies Festival 2023.
Please note that this has already taken place on 27/10/2023
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.
Fri 27th Oct
Sat 28th Oct
Sun 29th Oct
Local light pollution
Simonsbath House Hotel 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.