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Interested in astronomy? Thinking about a holiday? We have a half meter Dobsonian and a well set up Experience all the wonders of the night sky.
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We cater for enthusiasts or beginners who want to combine a holiday with an interest in astronomy. We have a half meter Dobsonian and a well set up imaging facility for you to use under some of the darkest skies in England. The Milky Way, galaxies, nebulae and planets. With the absence of light pollution all can be seen or imaged at their best. We are situated in glorious North Devon, right on the

Devon & Cornwall border. Within easy reach of coastal resorts such as Bude, this is a marvellous holiday destination. Enjoy comfortable, self catering, family accommodation in a peaceful, rural location.For 2022 we have one timber lodge set in attractive grounds with an outdoor swimming pool. The Devon countryside, with its beautiful beaches & national parks plus local attractions such as the Tamar Lakes, is easily accessible. This area known as Ruby Country is ideal for family holidays. We are also a great venue for out of season short breaks. From only £350 weekly in the low season to £700 weekly in the high season.

19/10/2024

Finally!! Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS). As seen on the night of Thursday 17th October from the nearby, to us, Upper Tamar Lake under a full Moon.
There was a lot of waiting around under cloudy skies before I was treated to a break in the cloud that lasted just a few moments.
Canon 80D, Sigma 17-70mm . 8 second exposure @ ISO 800.

30/07/2024

Yes, we're still here and doing stuff it's just that I'm very bad at adding to social media!
Last night/this morning it was the turn of the Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower to disappoint. 🙂 (I believe this shower favours the southern hemisphere.)
Here we have the trails recorded from stars as the Earth turns, some late evening clouds and, streaking from the south east, a Delta Aquarids Meteor. The picture is automatically generated by the camera software. The other picture is a conventional image of the frame that contained the meteor.
Raspberry Pi3B+ 1GB. RPi HQ camera. 1.55mm f2 lens TJ AllSky software.

11/05/2024

We were treated to the most glorious display of Aurora last night. This is a composite image from 7 portrait (upright) pictures blended together into one large landscape image with Affinity photo. All taken within seconds of each other. I tried various automated software to generate the image but ended up blending them 'old school' with layers in Affinity.
Canon 80D. Samyang 10mm f2.8. Five second exposures at 1600iso

05/05/2024

Our night sky from a couple of nights ago. Taken with our All Sky Camera. Despite the night sky being quite bright for most of the night at this time of year the Milky Way has been nicely captured along with a bright meteor streaking in from the south east.
Pi3B+ 1GB. 1.55mm f2 lens AllSky software.
(This really needs to be seen on a large screen - looks like nothing on a phone.)

24/12/2023

To all our guests ... past and future.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
The Christmas tree nebula. NGC2264. Including the Cone and Fur Fox nebulae. Taken by us back in 2017.

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We cater for enthusiasts or beginners who want to combine a holiday with an interest in astronomy. We have a half meter Dobsonian telescope and a well set up imaging facility for you to use under some of the darkest skies in England. Experience all the wonders of the night sky. The Milky Way, galaxies, nebulae and planets. With the absence of light pollution all can be seen or imaged at their best. We are situated in glorious North Devon, right on the Devon & Cornwall border. Within easy reach of coastal resorts such as Bude, this is a marvellous holiday destination. Enjoy comfortable, self catering, family accommodation in a peaceful, rural location. We have two timber lodges set in attractive grounds with an outdoor swimming pool. The Devon countryside, with its beautiful beaches & national parks plus local attractions such as the Tamar Lakes, is easily accessible. This area known as Ruby Country is ideal for family holidays. We are also a great venue for out of season short breaks. From only £280 weekly in the low season to £607 weekly in the high season.