SOLD OUT! - Perseid Meteor Shower Workshop, 5-day / 4-night (incl trans/accom)

Join us for an amazing 5-day / 4-night photo tour capturing the year's best meteor shower!

This year, we're heading to Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, our dark sky destination of choice for the Perseid Meteor Shower.

Return transport from London plus accommodation on a farm in Cornwall is included.

The Perseid Meteor Shower is one of the most highly anticipated events in the astrophotography calendar, where this year's peak is estimated to peak at 77 meteors per hour!

With the meteor shower visible over several nights, we'll have the opportunity to take unique shots of the sky at various locations whilst practicing our Milky Way photos. Additionally, we'll keep an eye out for the rare and unique phenomenon of noctilucent clouds during the tour.

Our base for this tour is Haye Cornwall, a vegan farmstead retreat for rescue animals including ponies from the moor, beach-ride donkeys, and battery hen chickens who all deserved a better life. By staying at this location, we'll be helping with the costs of the animals' welfare.

We'll be situated just a few minutes drive from Bodmin Moor - the largest part of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and designated an International Dark-Sky landscape in July 2017.

The Hurlers standing stones, a Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age series of stone circles over 2,000 years old, is one of our location options.

Nearby are several old derelict tin mines which are perfect foreground elements for night sky photography. Scaling up to The Cheesewring, an interesting arrangement of stacked smooth stones above the Moor is another option.

During the tour, we'll also have the opportunity to explore other attractions such as the rapids of Golitha Falls and the rugged south coast beaches. If the skies prove to be troublesome for astrophotography, we'll still be able to make the most of our daytime by exploring the unique and stunning landscapes and seascapes.

Our astrophotography workshop offers you comprehensive knowledge and technical skills to capture awe-inspiring shots of the Perseid Meteor Shower. We'll teach you how to plan your shoots, what camera settings to use, and how to enhance your photographs with post-processing software.

I'll have multiple highly regarded astrophotography lenses available to share between the group if required.
1 x Samyang 14mm f/2.8 Canon fit
1 x Samyang 14mm f/2.8 Nikon fit
1 x Samyang 14mm f/2.8 Sony E mount fit

We offer two pricing options:

1. Own room with £895 per person (1 sold, 2 remaining)
2. Twin-share room for £650 per person. (2 sold, 0 remaining)

A £50 deposit is required via Meetup, and a 50% balance of the total price is to be paid within seven days via bank transfer to secure your spot. Final balance due 60 days prior to departure.

We look forward to seeing you!

Dion Hitchcock,
UK Photo Tours

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