Wild About Dark Skies Free Community Event - Battle

Name: Wild About Dark Skies Free Community Event - Battle
Start: 2023-02-25T14:00:00+00:00
End: 2023-02-25T16:00:00+00:00
Location: Battle Memorial Hall

Saturday 25th February 2023 from 14:00pm to 16:00pm

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Battle Memorial Hall
81 High Street , Battle, East Sussex, TN33 0AQ

This FREE event in Etchingham will allow your family to experience a series of activities relating to the importance of our dark skies. Ask experts about the night sky and learn more about the impact of light on the planet; enjoy a planetarium presentation and astronomy activities suitable for children.

This event is part of the Wild About Dark Skies Festival 2023.

Please note that this has already taken place on 25/02/2023

Event organiser

High Weald AONB is organising this event

Please contact High Weald AONB directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: High Weald AONB
Twitter: @highweald
Facebook: High Weald AONB

Event booking

Please reserve your free spaces for this event via the Eventbrite 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.

Sat 25th Feb

Waxing Crescent

27 % illuminated

Dark from 00:35 to 05:37

Dark for 5h 2m

Local light pollution

Battle Memorial Hall is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.