The Observatory Science Centre - Science Festival 2024
Friday 30th August 2024 from 10:00am to Sunday 1st September 2024 17:00pm
The Observatory Science Centre
Herstmonceux, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1RN
Enjoy a bank holiday weekend and immerse yourself in all sorts of activities at the Science Festival 2024, hosted at the Observatory Science Centre at Herstmonceux!
Witness a spectacular Science of Sound show, experience science adventures in their inflatable planetarium dome, and have loads of fun Physics with the team from the University of Sussex, view the Sun safely through specialist solar telescopes along with STEM activities with the STEM Hub.
The weekend event includes support from external exhibitors and our spectacular science exhibits and exhibitions. There will be plenty of activities to inspire and excite you.
All this extra science is free when you purchase The Observatory Science Centre admission.
Event organiser
Observatory Science Centre is organising this event
Please contact Observatory Science Centre 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
The Observatory Science Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
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