Beginners Stargazing at Turlin Moor Recreation Ground
Friday 23rd February 2024 from 18:15pm to 19:00pm
Turlin Moor Recreation Ground
Blandford Road , Turlin Moor, Dorset, BH16 5BW, 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 23/02/2024
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.
Fri 23rd Feb
Local light pollution
Turlin Moor Recreation Ground is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural 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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