Overnight Stargazing on Orford Ness
Join us for an overnight stay to gaze at the stars from Orford Ness.
Orford Ness offers some truly wonderful views of the night skies, affected only by the ports of Felixstowe to the South and Rotterdam faintly in the East.
The night will be run by experienced amateur astronomers who are also members of the
Norwich Astronomical Society. Bring your own scope, binoculars, telescopes or use equipment provided by Chris to identify stars and planets in our sky.
Targets will include galaxies, open clusters, double Stars, globular clusters and planetary nebulae, and with moonrise at around midnight, we might be able to get views of the waning moon, too!
Please note this is an overnight event, arriving on Saturday and departing on Sunday.
Please note:
- Check in at the Quay office at 4.45pm. Crossing from Orford Quay on Saturday at 5pm by boat. Return is 9:30am on the Sunday. Park in the Riverside pay and display car park (not NT).
- Bring food and bedding for your stay - a fully equipped shared kitchen is available. Accommodation is in shared bunk house rooms. Dress for sudden weather changes. Only bring equipment you can carry.
- Access via our ferry and steep, sometimes, slippery steps. Please contact us for more information.
- Not suitable for children.
- Booking essential. In the event of extreme weather the event may be cancelled or rescheduled.
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Join us for an overnight stay to gaze at the stars from Orford Ness.
Orford Ness offers some truly wonderful views of the night skies, affected only by the ports of Felixstowe to the South and Rotterdam faintly in the East.
The night will be run by experienced amateur astronomers who are also members of the
Norwich Astronomical Society. Bring your own scope, binoculars, telescopes or use equipment provided by Chris to identify stars and planets in our sky.
Targets will include galaxies, open clusters, double Stars, globular clusters and planetary nebulae, and with moonrise at around midnight, we might be able to get views of the waning moon, too!
Please note this is an overnight event, arriving on Saturday and departing on Sunday.
Please note:
- Check in at the Quay office at 4.45pm. Crossing from Orford Quay on Saturday at 5pm by boat. Return is 9:30am on the Sunday. Park in the Riverside pay and display car park (not NT).
- Bring food and bedding for your stay - a fully equipped shared kitchen is available. Accommodation is in shared bunk house rooms. Dress for sudden weather changes. Only bring equipment you can carry.
- Access via our ferry and steep, sometimes, slippery steps. Please contact us for more information.
- Not suitable for children.
- Booking essential. In the event of extreme weather the event may be cancelled or rescheduled.
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