2-Hour Stargazing Experience From Your Garden

ENJOY AN EVENING UNDER THE STARS FROM YOUR BACK GARDEN WITH AN EXPERIENCED ASTRONOMER AS YOUR GUIDE

2-HOUR BACK GARDEN STARGAZING EXPERIENCE GIFT BOX

Enjoy an entertaining evening under the stars from your back garden with astronomer Seb Jay and one of his large telescopes. Seb will come to your garden to provide a grand tour of the night sky for you, your family & friends. Your stargazing night will include a laser-guided tour of the stars and constellations that we can see from your back garden, and a tour out across the universe in search of star systems, star clusters, nebulae and distant galaxIes beyond our own. We can run a stargazing night for you from any garden location, whether in a rural spot, village, town or city setting. All we need is a relatively open garden area that is not overcrowded by trees or tall buildings.

AREAS COVERED: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Essex, Berkshire, Hampshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Warwickshire, West Midlands, East Sussex, West Sussex, Kent, Nottinghamshire, Norfolk, Suffolk

See the product description below for further details.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY CLOSURE NOTICE

This year we are closed for the festive period from 21 December 2023 until 1 January 2024 inclusive.

To receive your stargazing experience gift box in time for Christmas please place your order and pay before 10pm on Tuesday 19 December.

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BACK GARDEN 2-HOUR STARGAZING EXPERIENCE

Discover more to the night sky from your back garden than you ever thought was possible. With astronomer Seb Jay you’ll get a whirlwind tour around some of the stars and constellations visible from your garden. Find out how to locate the north star, why stars are different colours, and how the light from some of the stars have taken thousands of years to reach your eyes.

You’ll then get to explore the night sky with a large telescope. Seb will locate star systems, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies to view from your garden in the telescope and tell you more about the background story to each view. If the moon and / or planets are visible too then we’ll get a look at them in the telescope as well.

AREAS COVERED: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Essex, Berkshire, Hampshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Warwickshire, West Midlands, East Sussex, West Sussex, Kent, Nottinghamshire, Norfolk, Suffolk 

In the 2-hour Back Garden Stargazing Experience Gift Box you get:

• A 2-hour stargazing experience gift voucher valid for 2 years initially, which can be extended for a further year free of charge if required.
• Instructions on how to use the voucher and how to book a date (please note we operate on about a 6-month lead time for available dates to come to your garden)

The 2-hour stargazing experience is ideal for couples and families who wish to explore the night sky with an astronomer. All children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Voucher recipient may have up to 15 friends and family members share in the experience at no extra charge.

When can the voucher be used?

We run stargazing experiences all year round so you’re welcome to use the voucher for a week night or weekend night any time of the year, except 24 – 31 December, and subject to our astronomer’s availability. When arranging a date it is best to select a few nights so we have some options for bad weather. As we approach each of your booked dates we’ll check the weather forecast. If it is poor we’ll roll the experience forward to your next date, and continue to do so until we can run the stargazing for you.

How to book a date for your stargazing session

If you already have a voucher please email bookings@darkskytelescopehire.co.uk with your voucher number so we can let you know dates & time slots that are available.