A guided tour of the Solar System and beyond!
Friday 8th March 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Maiden Castle Car Park
Maiden Castle Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 9PP
Join local astronomer Kevin Quinn for a mesmerising tour of the solar system at Maiden Castle Car Park, an event taking place as part of Dorchester Science Festival 2024. Tickets are FREE, but booking is essential via Eventbrite.
Please note that this has already taken place on 08/03/2024
Event booking
Event darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
Fri 8th Mar
Local light pollution
Maiden Castle Car Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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