Walk the Planets at Queen Elizabeth Country Park
Thursday 15th February 2024 from 18:00pm to 20:30pm
Queen Elizabeth Country Park
Gravel Hill, Horndean, Hampshire, PO8 0QE
Family-friendly activities at Queen Elizabeth Country Park. Take part in the ‘Walk the Planets’ trail with the planets laid out to scale and stargaze through telescopes (weather permitting), be captivated by our storyteller, and meet and learn about some of our most iconic nocturnal wildlife.
This event takes place as part of the South Downs Dark Skies Festival 2024.
Please note that this has already taken place on 15/02/2024
Event organiser
South Downs National Park is organising this event
Please contact South Downs National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: South Downs National Park
Twitter: @sdnpa
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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.
Thu 15th Feb
Local light pollution
Queen Elizabeth Country Park 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.