Stargazing from The Star
Join us for a three course dinner at The Star followed by a stargazing experience led by renowned astronomer, Jane Green. Following dinner, you will be guided to a secluded spot, with excellent access to the night sky. Jane Green will provide a guided tour of the night sky, and you will then have the opportunity to see the sky up close through a telescope.
On 10 May (weather permitting) you will see a host of spring constellations including Leo (The Lion), Bootes (The Herdsman), Ursa Major (The Great Bear), Virgo (The Maiden), Hercules (The Hero), Cygnus (The Swan) and Lyra (The Lyre). Located within these constellations will be spectacular galaxies, realms of galaxies, planetary nebulae, open star clusters and globular clusters. You will also see the mighty planet Jupiter which will be visible all night long – and will look stunning through a telescope. Helpfully, on this date, The Moon will not be visible, keeping the sky dark, enabling you to see more of the wonders of the night sky.
Do wrap up warm for the stargazing. We will be outside for just over an hour, and it can get chilly!
Stargazing from The Star
Sunday, 10 May, 7 PM-10.30 PM
£95 including a three course dinner and a glass of wine followed by a stargazing experience hosted by Jane Green.
Jane Green
An elected Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (FRAS), Jane has been a guest on ITV’s ‘This Morning’ show, BBC Two’s Stargazing Live and BBC Radio Four’s ‘Midweek’ and regularly appears on BBC national radio. Most recently, she presented for Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic team in the Peter Harrison Planetarium at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
She has been featured in, and writes for, various astronomy publications, including the UK’s BBC Sky at Night magazine and the USA’s Sky & Telescope publication, and has scripted a live television/theatre interview with the second man on the moon, US astronaut Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin.
Her book, the Haynes Astronomy Manual, is an international bestseller, has been translated into several languages and a new edition has recently been released.
