Battlesteads Dark Sky Observatory
Battlesteads Dark Sky Observatory
Battlesteads Dark Sky Observatory
4.5
De 18:30 à 20:30
Lundi
21:00 - 00:00
Mardi
21:00 - 00:00
Mercredi
21:00 - 00:00
Jeudi
21:00 - 00:00
Vendredi
21:00 - 00:00
Samedi
18:00 - 00:00
Dimanche
18:30 - 20:30
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heather
Kinghorn, UK2 contributions
sept. 2024 • Entre amis
Obviously weather dependant activities so on cloudy night it would be challenging. However doesn’t seem to be very well prepared for this, some general chat with a bit of info from nice entertaining lady. Asked to download an app and thus was most of the evening. Cloud cleared a few times and focussed on 1 star (white dot in the sky slightly larger than with naked eye) and the moon. Telescope didn’t seem that strong as no real detail or clarity on the moon. Had nice evening with friends, definitely not worth the nearly £100 for 4 tickets.
Able to buy drinks at bar but had to take back outside as wedding had booked this out- bar staff a bit of a pain with this.
Able to buy drinks at bar but had to take back outside as wedding had booked this out- bar staff a bit of a pain with this.
Écrit le 2 septembre 2024
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blackwellpair
Londres, UK38 contributions
juin 2024 • En couple
We were very disappointed with this experience. We were expecting much more.
As this was meant to be a beginners course in astronomy would have been nice to have an introduction to the planets, stars etc. All we did was download an app to our phones. The experience was not helped by it being a very light evening (close to summer solstice) and being inundated with midges when outside using the telescope.
Although tea/coffee was supposed to be provided the machine was not working.
As this was meant to be a beginners course in astronomy would have been nice to have an introduction to the planets, stars etc. All we did was download an app to our phones. The experience was not helped by it being a very light evening (close to summer solstice) and being inundated with midges when outside using the telescope.
Although tea/coffee was supposed to be provided the machine was not working.
Écrit le 14 juillet 2024
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H Chadd
10 contributions
mai 2024 • En couple
Jimmy was very enthusiastic, welcoming and his Brian Cox impression was spot on! A weather dependent activity but our night was perfect.
Écrit le 31 mai 2024
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Steve B
8 contributions
avr. 2024 • En famille
We were very lucky as the sky was quite clear and what we saw was utterly amazing. Jimmy was the astronomer on the night and he was simply brilliant. He explained things as simply as possible and the telescopes ability was awesome. Even novice star gazers like us found the evening completely fascinating.
Écrit le 26 avril 2024
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Hennyreeky
Tyne et Wear, UK471 contributions
avr. 2024 • Entre amis
Brilliant little workshop which was well presented by Roy. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Highly recommended. Will definitely be back.
Écrit le 8 avril 2024
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Kate M
2 contributions
avr. 2024 • En couple
An absolutely fantastic experience. We started at 9pm, it was a cold and windy day and had just become quite cloudy overhead to begin. Roy, who was leading the session, had a lot of optimism that it would clear up. While waiting for the skies to clear, Roy talked to us about his work, things to spot while star gazing and had a catalogue of knowledge and information that the whole group was fascinated with. While I assumed this time may have been spent star gazing, I truly believe that to fully appreciate what you were looking for you needed all this knowledge and information so it does not feel like that time was ‘wasted’. Within the last 45 minutes the sky cleared up and the view was incredible. Roy was able to show us different galaxies through the telescope, he even stated an extra 20 minutes due to missing all that star gazing time beforehand. Highly recommended experience.
Écrit le 7 avril 2024
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Tori M
7 contributions
avr. 2024 • En famille
I booked the Dark Skies Discovery session as a family of 4 for my dads birthday. Roy was our Astronomer and kept us very entertained whilst teaching us new facts about astronomy - we were all very impressed at his clear passion for the subject. I would advise anyone not to leave early, despite clouds in the sky, as at the very end the skies cleared and Roy stayed a Futher 30 mins and set up both Telescopes so that we could see all we'd learned about. 10/10 experience.
Écrit le 7 avril 2024
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Becca H
Chesterfield, UK1 contribution
avr. 2024 • En famille
Fantastic evening. Roy was our astronomer for the evening and he made it a fun , fascinating and very knowledgeable night learning about our night skies. The forecast was rain and it was quite the cloudy night however 15 minutes before the end the cloud cleared and we had the most amazing star filled sky , so certainly worth sticking around for. My kids 14 and 12 were still fascinated and wide awake at 11.15 looking through the binoculars and telescopes in awe of what they could see. Certainly worth a trip.
Écrit le 7 avril 2024
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petermackie
Durham12 contributions
mars 2024 • Entre amis
We were at the hotel for three nights and booked three different sessions, one each night. While there was some overlap the presenters, Jimmy and Rita were wonderful, knowledgeable and enthusiastic, going out of their way to tailor what they presented to broaden and extend our experience. Although the weather was so cloudy we could do no practical observations, we learned a great deal and came away very happy.
Écrit le 10 mars 2024
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likesherfood
Leicester, UK12 contributions
févr. 2024 • En couple
Incredible experience! Roy was very knowledgeable and ensured that everyone got an opportunity to use the equipment. Would highly recommend!
Écrit le 26 février 2024
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Yes, it is - in the garden behind the restaurant.
Rédigé le 27 février 2018
U finish work at eight could we join group after ? Or I s it start at with pm?
Rédigé le 27 mars 2017
You won't have a problem but let them know you'll be late. However if you are coming to one of the very specialist sessions - say on astrophotography - and are a complete newbie, I wouldn't recommend coming late. But for a more general session - you'll not miss out too much. The general session I went to started off with a talk and the hands-on was much later
Rédigé le 28 mars 2017
Hi,
We live in Manchester and are coming for a short visit to Northumberland, My son wants to be an astrophysicists and would love to take him to an observatory. What if we have booked tickets and it is a cold rainy day ?
Thanks
Caroline
Rédigé le 21 octobre 2015
unfortunately you take that chance although the area and building is small there is something of interest and very knowledgeable and friendly staff available, the night we, as a group, visited, our coach was due to leave at 11:30pm and up to 10pm there was a very low cloudbase, at 10pm the sky suddenly became very clear, why not stay at the Battlesteads hotel, and stay a couple of days, not only can you stay in the hotel but they have lodgers out the back near the observatory, and no I do not work for them so cannot comment on the accommodation. I hope, during your visit, you will have a clear night and an enjoyable visit and hope I have been some help.
Rédigé le 22 octobre 2015
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