Beginners Stargazing at Slades Farm
Wednesday 20th November 2024 from 18:30pm to 19:30pm
Slades Farm
Ensbury Park , Bournemouth, Dorset, BH10 4HG, South West England
Take in the night sky and learn about “what’s up”. We will listen to bat detectors and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate! Bring a reusable mug and binoculars if you have them. Look out for our Parks Activators, we’ll meet by the café.
Please note that this has already taken place on 20/11/2024
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.
Wed 20th Nov
Local light pollution
Slades Farm 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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