Telescope Course at Poltimore Observatory
Friday 6th March 2026 from 16:00pm to 17:30pm
The Poltimore Observatory and Inn
East Street, North Molton, Devon, EX36 3HR
Come and learn all about telescopes and how to use the ones in the Poltimore Inn Observatory under expert astronomers guidance. This 4-weeks course will help you to understand how to use the high end observatory telescopes and make the most of observing the skies in an Exmoor Dark Sky. On passing the course you will also obtain the pass to use the observatory at a time to suit you (subject to availability and planned events).
1.5 hours per session over 4 weeks
Fri 6 March 2026
Sat 28 March 2026
Sat 18 April 2026
Fri 1 May 2026
Event organiser
Space Detectives is organising this event
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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 6th Mar
Local light pollution
The Poltimore Observatory and Inn 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.
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