Bank Holiday Solar Viewing with Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers

Name: Bank Holiday Solar Viewing with Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers
Start: 2023-08-28T12:00:00+00:00
End: 2023-08-28T15:00:00+00:00
Location: The Marina Fountain

Monday 28th August 2023 from 13:00pm to 16:00pm

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The Marina Fountain
26 Caves Road, Saint Leonards, East Sussex, TN38 0BY

The Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers will be setting up their solar telescopes at the Marina Fountain for an afternoon observing the Sun. This is a free event with no booking required, just pop along and see them!

Please note that this has already taken place on 28/08/2023

Event organiser

Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers is organising this event

Please contact Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers
Facebook: Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers

Event booking

For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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.

Mon 28th Aug

Waxing Gibbous

86 % illuminated

Dark from 02:05 to 03:49

Dark for 1h 44m

Local light pollution

The Marina Fountain is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.