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Segera Retreat

Laikipia, KE. Bortle 2 sky, verify programming, and astronomy-forward stay context.

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$1,400/ night est.
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Telescope Program

verify program. Equatorial Kenya retreat where both celestial hemispheres are visible; no telescope inventory claimed in this public stay.

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Laikipia, KE

0.1850deg N / 37.0330deg E. 0 nearby dark-sky places found in Stella.

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Equatorial Kenya retreat where both celestial hemispheres are visible; no telescope inventory claimed in this public stay.
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The sky during your stay

What you can expect overhead at Segera Retreat through the year — Moon phases and eclipses are exact dates; the Milky Way and aurora are seasonal likelihoods. Pick a month to plan around it.

Dark window Milky Way Meteors Eclipse★ Best months to visit

July 2026 · recommended

  • Darkest skies

    New Moon on Jul 14 — the best window for the Milky Way and faint objects.

  • Milky Way core — peak seasonseasonal

    The galactic core is high overhead and spectacular from this latitude.

  • Delta Aquariids meteor showerlikely

    Peaks around Jul 30, up to ~25/hr. A steady southern-hemisphere favourite.

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