Beginners Stargazing at Turlin Moor Recreation Ground
Tuesday 19th December 2023 from 18:30pm to 19:15pm
Turlin Moor Recreation Ground
Blandford Road , Turlin Moor, Dorset, BH16 5BW, South West England
With Winter Solstice upon us, we’ll take in the night sky and learn a little about “what’s up”, listen to the sounds around us, and go on a mini adventure with sparklers and hot chocolate.
Please bring a reusable mug and wrap up warm!
Look out for our Parks Activators, we’ll meet by the the football/rugby rec in the car park.
Please note that this has already taken place on 19/12/2023
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.
Tue 19th Dec
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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