Beginners Stargazing at Sherborn Crescent Open Space / Verity Park
Thursday 22nd February 2024 from 18:15pm to 19:00pm
Sherborn Crescent Open Space
Sherborn Crescent, Poole, Dorset, BH17 8AP, South West England
Take in the night sky and learn a little about “what’s up” with the friendly team of Parks Activators from the Parks Foundation. Listen to the sounds around us, and go on a mini adventure with sparklers and hot chocolate. This is a FREE event with tickets required from Eventbrite.
Please note that this has already taken place on 22/02/2024
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.
Thu 22nd Feb
Local light pollution
Sherborn Crescent Open Space is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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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