Swindon Stargazers Star Party 2026
Friday 11th September 2026 from 16:00pm to Sunday 13th September 2026 12:00pm
Rouselands Farm
Brinkworth, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 5AT
Join the friendly members of the Swindon Stargazers for their annual Star Party at Rouselands Farm, near Brinkworth in Wiltshire. The location offers a great dark sky site with full facilities. Talk about astronomy, observe the skies and enjoy the fresh Wiltshire air! Weather will dictate the final choice of date, either 11-13 September 2026 or the backup date 3-5 October 2026. Please contact the Swindon Stargazers for more details and to book.
Event organiser
Swindon Stargazers is organising this event
Please contact Swindon Stargazers 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.
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Local light pollution
Rouselands Farm is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Rouselands Farm. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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