Coastal Stargazing at Earnse Bay (early session)
Monday 3rd October 2022 from 20:00pm to 21:00pm
Earnse Bay - Barrow-in-Furness
West Shore Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 3XZ
In this joint event organised by The Bay: A Blueprint for Recovery, Furness & South Lakeland Astronomical Society will bring their telescopes and expertise to help us view the wonders of the night sky. We will also learn about the solar system, constellations, and how the sun and moon affect our oceans.
Please note that if there is too much cloud cover on the 3rd of October, it may be necessary to reschedule the event to either the 4th, 17th, or 18th of October.
Please note that this has already taken place on 03/10/2022
Event organiser
Furness and South Lakeland Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Furness and South Lakeland Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Furness and South Lakeland Astronomical Society
Facebook: Furness and South Lakeland Astronomical Society
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.
Mon 3rd Oct
Local light pollution
Earnse Bay - Barrow-in-Furness 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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