Sun and Stars Celebration at Holworthy Farm
Saturday 17th June 2023 from 14:00pm to 22:00pm
Holworthy Farm
Holworthy Lane, Dulverton, Somerset, TA22 9NY
Enjoy a fantastic sun and star-gazing experience with local astronomer Jo Richardson FRAS and ESERO-UK Space Ambassador. This event includes various solar-related activities, from observing the Sun using special telescopes to arts and crafts for children. So why not make a weekend of it and stay and gaze at Holworthy farmhouse accommodation on the edge of Wimbleball Lake on Exmoor?
Please note that this has already taken place on 17/06/2023
Event organiser
Space Detectives is organising this event
Please contact Space Detectives directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
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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.
Sat 17th Jun
Local light pollution
Holworthy Farm 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.
Forthcoming events
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