There’s an opportunity to spot planets and star clusters at an event celebrating the dark night sky of Bodmin Moor. 

The stargazing event will be led by Caradon Observatory and takes place on Saturday, December 2 at Jamaica Inn. It’s been rearranged after being postponed because of bad weather.

The event is one of a series showcasing the exceptional quality of the night sky over Bodmin Moor, which was designated as an International Dark Sky Landscape in July after a successful bid by Cornwall Council and Caradon Observatory.  

From 5pm there will be a free stargazing session, which is open to everyone. 

At 7pm there will be a dinner – carvery and dessert for £15 per person. Please call Jamaica Inn on 01566 86250 to book. 

The dinner will be followed by another free stargazing session from 8.30pm onwards.

The dinner event will include an introduction to Bodmin Moor’s International Dark Sky Landscape designation and a talk on Neptune and the Cornishman John Couch Adams, who predicted the planet’s existence in the 1800s based on irregularities in the motion of Uranus.