The Observatory Science Centre - Science Festival 2024

Name: The Observatory Science Centre - Science Festival 2024
Start: 2024-08-30T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-09-01T16:00:00+00:00
Location: The Observatory Science Centre

Friday 30th August 2024 from 10:00am to Sunday 1st September 2024 17:00pm

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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.

Please note that this has already taken place on 30/08/2024

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.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Observatory Science Centre
Twitter: @Observatory_Sci
Facebook: Observatory Science Centre

Event booking

For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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 30th Aug

Waning Crescent

15 % illuminated

Dark from 20:04 to 01:43

Dark for 5h 38m

Sat 31st Aug

Waning Crescent

9 % illuminated

Dark from 20:02 to 02:59

Dark for 6h 56m

Sun 1st Sep

Waning Crescent

4 % illuminated

Dark from 19:59 to 03:58

Dark for 7h 58m

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.