A Tour of the Night Sky with Mark Thompson
Friday 22nd November 2024 from 19:00pm to 20:30pm
Blakeney Village Hall
Langham Road, Blakeney, Norfolk, NR25 7PJ, East of England England
Join us for an enchanting guided tour of the night sky at Blakeney Village Hall!
Using a powerful laser pointer, our expert guide and well-known astronomer Mark Thompson will explain the workings of the sky, the nature of stars, and point out constellations and other celestial objects of interest.
This is a free event – please reserve your place.
This event is part of the Norfolk Coast Dark Skies Festival 2024.
Please note that this has already taken place on 22/11/2024
Event organiser
Norfolk Coast Protected Landscape is organising this event
Please contact Norfolk Coast Protected Landscape directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Norfolk Coast Protected Landscape
Twitter: @ournorfolkcoast
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 22nd Nov
Local light pollution
Blakeney Village Hall is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a 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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