Telescope Workshop and Stargazing at the Poltimore Inn Observatory
Saturday 20th April 2024 from 16:00pm to 20:30pm
The Poltimore Observatory and Inn
East Street, North Molton, Devon, EX36 3HR
Enjoy a family-friendly evening of stargazing at the Poltimore Inn Observatory and experience fabulous nighttime skies using their telescopes.
The event starts with a telescope workshop from 16:00 to 17:30. If you have a telescope of your own and want some expert advice, bring it along!
The stargazing session starts at 18:00 to 22:30 and includes a tour of the observatory and observing using their large-aperture telescopes.
This event is organised in collaboration with Space Detectives, who will give an introductory presentation on astronomy and VR experiences, perfect if the skies are cloudy!
Why not enjoy a meal in the pub and perhaps book to stay over for a stargazing break?
Please note that this has already taken place on 20/04/2024
Event organiser
Poltimore Inn Observatory is organising this event
Please contact Poltimore Inn Observatory 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.
Sat 20th Apr
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.
Forthcoming events
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