Coastal Stargazing with Lancaster and Morecambe Astronomical Society
Saturday 8th March 2025 from 18:30pm to 21:00pm
Shore Cafe Hest Bank
Shore Road, Hest Bank, Lancashire, LA2 6HW, North West England
Join local astronomers to look at the night sky along Morecambe’s coastline.
Come along to meet new people and learn about the depths of space.
Hot drinks will be provided.
Equipment will provided, but if you have your own telescope please bring that along.
The meeting point is at the Shore Cafe in Hest Bank (just over the railway line).
Free parking is available at Shore Rd Hest Bank.
Please note that this has already taken place on 08/03/2025
Event organiser
Lancaster and Morecambe Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Lancaster and Morecambe Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Lancaster and Morecambe Astronomical Society
Facebook: Lancaster and Morecambe 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.
Sat 8th Mar
Local light pollution
Shore Cafe Hest Bank 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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