Description

Discover the Starlight destination and reserve of Menorca! Astronomy session with telescopes!

If in 2019 it managed to become the largest Marine Biosphere Reserve in the Mediterranean, it was in the same year that it was the turn of the night sky. The quality of the air and the visibility of the celestial vault have earned the island the title of Starlight Destination and Reserve. It is the only island in the Mediterranean to achieve both certifications.

Appreciate the subtlest objects; such as star clusters, nebulae or galaxies in the sky of Menorca. See the moon’s craters, Saturn’s rings, Jupiter’s satellites, the Milky Way, and countless celestial objects with latest generation astronomical binoculars and state-of-the-art telescopes.

The island is an extraordinary case because of the quality of the night sky being at sea level. These highlights on the Starlight Map of Menorca are areas with a practically non-existent degree of light pollution and therefore, a more intense darkness, a quality that shoots up in winter, when the island breathes and sets earlier.

If you are passionate about the world of astronomy or are simply curious to discover Menorca in the dark, this activity is for you.

Take the opportunity to contemplate the best sky in the Mediterranean!

Important Information

• Astronomical session guided by a Starlight certified monitor.
• 100% Polaris activity.
• Discover the state-of-the-art instrumental operation. You will observe the most outstanding celestial objects of the night.
• Navigate through the constellations and classical mythology through different cultures.
• Learn to recognize the Polar and the main stars of the sky. Y
• Watch galaxies and nebulae thousands of light years away from you!
• Book your transfer to the Polaris headquarters, in La Vall, with Visit Menorca in https://visitamenorca.com/movilidad/excursiones-cami-de-cavalls-y-eventos/ .
• Language: Menorcan / Spanish / English / French / Italian / German.