Coastal Stargazing with Furness & South Lakeland Astronomical Society
Thursday 22nd February 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Earnse Bay - Barrow-in-Furness
West Shore Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 3XZ
View the moon, stars, and planets through telescopes with the help of Furness & South Lakeland Astronomical Society.
In this joint event, Furness & South Lakeland Astronomical Society will be bringing their telescopes and expertise to help us discover our galaxy. We will view the moon, Jupiter, and the constellation of Orion and learn about how the moon and sun control tides and seasons.
Please note that this has already taken place on 22/02/2024
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.
Thu 22nd Feb
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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