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Chasing the Moon Planetarium Shows at Sherwood Science Centre

Chasing the Moon Planetarium Shows at Sherwood Science Centre

Tuesday 21st January 2025 from 12:00pm to Saturday 8th February 2025 12:00pm

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Sherwood Observatory and Science Discovery Centre
Coxmoor Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 5LF, East Midlands

In celebration of National Astronomy Week, planetarium shows at the Sherwood Observatory and Planetarium will incorporate a presenter-led talk “Chasing the Moon”. Enjoy an introduction to the night sky with the stars and planets projected on their immersive dome and see how the Moon changes phase as it passes across the sky from one evening to the next.

Please note that this has already taken place on 21/01/2025

Event organiser

Sherwood Observatory

Sherwood Observatory is organising this event

Please contact Sherwood Observatory directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

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Event booking

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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.

Moon phase on Tue 21st Jan

Tue 21st Jan

Third Quarter
58 % illuminated
Dark from 17:50 to 01:33
Dark for 7h 42m
Moon phase on Wed 22nd Jan

Wed 22nd Jan

Third Quarter
49 % illuminated
Dark from 17:52 to 02:49
Dark for 8h 56m
Moon phase on Thu 23rd Jan

Thu 23rd Jan

Third Quarter
39 % illuminated
Dark from 17:53 to 04:07
Dark for 10h 13m
Moon phase on Fri 24th Jan

Fri 24th Jan

Waning Crescent
30 % illuminated
Dark from 17:55 to 05:23
Dark for 11h 27m
Moon phase on Sat 25th Jan

Sat 25th Jan

Waning Crescent
22 % illuminated
Dark from 17:56 to 06:31
Dark for 12h 34m
Moon phase on Sun 26th Jan

Sun 26th Jan

Waning Crescent
14 % illuminated
Dark from 17:58 to 06:35
Dark for 12h 36m
Moon phase on Mon 27th Jan

Mon 27th Jan

Waning Crescent
8 % illuminated
Dark from 18:00 to 06:33
Dark for 12h 32m
Moon phase on Tue 28th Jan

Tue 28th Jan

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 18:01 to 06:32
Dark for 12h 30m
Moon phase on Wed 29th Jan

Wed 29th Jan

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 18:03 to 06:31
Dark for 12h 27m
Moon phase on Thu 30th Jan

Thu 30th Jan

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 18:05 to 06:29
Dark for 12h 23m
Moon phase on Fri 31st Jan

Fri 31st Jan

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 19:31 to 06:28
Dark for 10h 57m
Moon phase on Sat 1st Feb

Sat 1st Feb

Waxing Crescent
8 % illuminated
Dark from 21:00 to 06:27
Dark for 9h 27m
Moon phase on Sun 2nd Feb

Sun 2nd Feb

Waxing Crescent
15 % illuminated
Dark from 22:29 to 06:25
Dark for 7h 56m
Moon phase on Mon 3rd Feb

Mon 3rd Feb

Waxing Crescent
24 % illuminated
Dark from 23:59 to 06:24
Dark for 6h 25m
Moon phase on Tue 4th Feb

Tue 4th Feb

First Quarter
35 % illuminated
Dark from 01:30 to 06:22
Dark for 4h 52m
Moon phase on Wed 5th Feb

Wed 5th Feb

First Quarter
46 % illuminated
Dark from 03:01 to 06:20
Dark for 3h 19m
Moon phase on Thu 6th Feb

Thu 6th Feb

First Quarter
58 % illuminated
Dark from 04:28 to 06:19
Dark for 1h 51m
Moon phase on Fri 7th Feb

Fri 7th Feb

First Quarter
68 % illuminated
Dark from 05:41 to 06:17
Dark for 0h 36m
Moon phase on Sat 8th Feb

Sat 8th Feb

Waxing Gibbous
78 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Local light pollution

Sherwood Observatory and Science Discovery Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Sherwood Observatory and Science Discovery Centre

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