Astronomy on the evening of the Geminids Meteor Showers
Friday 12th December 2025 from 18:00pm to 20:00pm
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
19 New King Street, Bath, Avon, BA1 2BL, South West
Visit the Herschel Museum of Astronomy to have the opportunity to take part in astronomy on the evening of the Geminids Meteor Showers and from the garden William Herschel discovered the Planet Uranus from in 1781.
The Bath Astronomers will be in the garden and museum from 6pm to 8pm to help you stargaze and talk about all things Herschel.
Please note that this has already taken place on 12/12/2025
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Visit event websiteEvent 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.
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Local light pollution
Herschel Museum of Astronomy is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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