VERY IMPORTANT!

• Please bring your booking confirmation and proof of payment in printed or electronic format

What to bring?

• Warm clothes, especially gloves, scarves, beanies and warm socks
• Camp chair or blanket
• Binoculars (not mandatory)
• Telescope (if you have one)
• Red flash light (no white light please)

What is important to know?

• No open fires are allowed at campsites (braai facilities will be provided late afternoon/early evening)
• Gas is allowed at all camp sites
• Please do not use kettles, microwaves or air conditioners at camp sites with electricity – it will certainly cause an overload and trip the circuit breaker
• There will be no food stalls, so you need to be self sufficient
• There will be electricity available at the telescopes, if your telescope needs that, please bring your own extension cord to plug in there

To promote Vegkop as a prime Starwatching venue and thereby generate income to preserve the heritage of Vegkop. 

Vegkop is the place where the first battle took place between the boers and the local tribes north of the Orange river. This took place in October 1836. More info at the Vegkop Website

Vegkop is +-20km south of Heilbron on the Lyndley road. It is a tar road up to the Vegkop turn-off, with a 1km gravel road up to the terrain. Google maps here

Anybody that is interested in astronomy or starwatching, and wants to experience the exceptional night sky of Vegkop. Whether you are someone that is interested in the stars, an enthusiast or an advanced amateur astronomer, this event is meant for you. You don’t need a telescope to attend the event.

It is the quality of Vegkop’s night sky that is so exceptional, and it is not far from the city. On the Bortle scale, which was developed as a measurement of night sky quality, Vegkop is on level 2, whereas Sutherland is level 1. See this link for more information on the Bortle scale.