Astronomy Festival

by | Aug 27, 2024

A weekend of celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the festival. Among the celebrations there will be viewing through the telescopes (weather permitting), speakers, planetarium shows, talks about the telescopes, local astronomy societies and family activities. All...

Lyrids Shooting Stars

by | Apr 16, 2024

The debris left behind by the comet Thatcher gives rise to the April Lyrids meteor shower. An informative talk and some meteor (shooting stars) spotting: if the weather is good you will also have an opportunity to look through the historic telescopes, some of the...

Stargazing evening

by | Apr 16, 2024

Enjoy the fabulous atmosphere that surrounds the Observatory at night and, weather permitting look through some of the largest telescopes in the country at some extraordinary night sky objects. Don’t worry if it is cloudy as there is a cloudy night contingency....

Seasonal Celebration by Starlight

by | Nov 26, 2023

Drop into our local celestial observatory as they celebrate the festive season with Santa, music frim the Eastbourne Silver Band, and viewing of the stars (weather permitting). A variety of hot drinks, hot food and snacks, including delicious mince pies and mulled...

Alien Life

by | Aug 6, 2023

Half day workshops for age 9-11 years. There are some weird creatures here on Earth. They live in all sorts of strange places where humans would not survive. Could there be life beyond Earth? Would it be the same? Let’s try and find out if it’s possible....