Opportunities on Exmoor for novice stargazers to build experience?
| 2016 Exmoor Stargazing Calendar | Event | Comment |
| December 2015, February 2016 April 2016 | International Space Station in Exmoor evening sky | British astronaut, Tim Peake goes to ISS mid December. |
| Early/Mid January Early/Mid February | Winter Milky Way | Exceptional from Exmoor. |
| March | Jupiter in evening sky | Very accessible. Jupiter moons for easy ‘verification’. |
| 11-20 March | British Science Week | Not yet sure of programme. |
| w/c 4 April (?need to check dates) | International Dark Skies Week | Not yet sure of programme. |
| Monday 9 May 12 noon to 7pm. | Mercury transits across face of Sun | Very accessible. Easy ‘verification’. |
| Sat. 11 – Tues.14 June. About 9.30pm. onwards | Jupiter, Mars and Saturn with crescent moon in summer evening twilight | Summer Twilight Planets. Very easy ‘verification’ of Saturn and Jupiter. |
| 12-13 August | Perseids Meteor Shower | Easy verification. |
| 14 November | 2016 Supermoon | The moon at its biggest and closest point to Earth during 2016 |
| Tuesday 13 December | Geminids Meteor Shower | Second best display of shooting stars (after the Perseids Shower) |