Old Winchester Hill Nature Reserve
Old Winchester Hill, Near Corhampton, Hampshire, SO32 3LJ
Description
Join expert astronomers at Old Winchester Hill Nature Reserve for an evening of exploring the dark skies above the South Downs!
Note that if the weather is bad on the 15th February the event will move to the 16th February.
This is a free event however booking is advisable as places are limited. This stargazing event takes place as part of the National Parks Dark Skies Festival 2018.
- Event will involve stargazing and observing the skies through telescopes weather permitting
Corona virus
Please be aware that due to the Coronavirus it is likely that this event has been cancelled or postponed. If you are considering attending this event please double check with the event organiser directly to confirm. If this event is indeed affected the organisers will no doubt need your support in the future -- please do consider attending an event of theirs when possible! Thank you!
Organiser
This event is being organised by South Downs National Park who should be contacted if you have any queries. We highly recommend you confirm this event is indeed going ahead before travelling. If you do attend it would be fantastic if you could let the organiser know you found them via Go Stargazing!
Bookings
Please contact South Downs National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Go to the organiser's web page for this event
Location light pollution
This location is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural setting based on satellite data from CPRE.
Location darkness on Thursday 15th February 2018
The below graphic shows if and when it will be dark at Old Winchester Hill Nature Reserve on the evening of this event. Yellow areas show when the skies are not dark due to daylight (bold yellow) and moonlight (faded yellow). Click on the image for an explanation on how darkness is determined.
