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Coll & The Cosmos Stargazing Weekend - October 2020

Coll & The Cosmos Stargazing Weekend - October 2020

Saturday 17th October 2020 from 11:00am to Sunday 18th October 2020 12:00pm

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Isle of Coll - Coll Bunkhouse
Arinagour, Isle of Coll, Isle of Coll, PA78 6SY

For the stargazing adventure of (perhaps) a lifetime make your way to the remote Isle of Coll for this weekend exploring the incredible dark skies above the island.

This event is for anyone and everyone! No prior knowledge of astronomy is needed — you’ll experience dark skies like you have never done before. Absorb the views through large telescopes and let your mind take yourself away to distant galaxies!

A state of the art mobile planetarium will be on site as a great alternative if the weather doesn’t play along.

After your long stargazing night and even longer lie-in go off to explore the wonderful scenery around the island.

Spaces are limited — best book up soon before we do! Website link below…

Please note that this event has already taken place on 17/10/2020

Event organiser

Cosmos Planetarium

Cosmos Planetarium is organising this event

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

Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.cosmosplanetarium.co.uk
Twitter: @cosmosplntarium
Facebook: Cosmos Planetarium

Event booking

For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.

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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.

Sat 17th Oct

New Moon
0% illuminated
Dark from 18:40 to 05:43
Dark for 11h 2m

Sun 18th Oct

New Moon
2% illuminated
Dark from 18:38 to 05:45
Dark for 11h 6m

Local light pollution

Isle of Coll - Coll Bunkhouse is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.

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

Light pollution map of Isle of Coll - Coll Bunkhouse

Forthcoming events

Below is a list of events at Isle of Coll - Coll Bunkhouse. View these events on a calendar.

  • Coll & The Cosmos Stargazing Weekend – October 2022

    Saturday 22nd October 2022 from 12:00pm to Sunday 23rd October 2022 13:00pm

    Isle of Coll - Coll Bunkhouse, Isle of Coll, PA78 6SY

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