Dark skies, and why they matter, with Bob Mizon MBE

Name: Dark skies, and why they matter, with Bob Mizon MBE
Start: 2021-10-30T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2021-10-30T10:00:00+00:00
Location: Marlborough Town Hall

Saturday 30th October 2021 from 10:00am to 11:00am

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Marlborough Town Hall
High Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1AA

What can we do to keep dark skies dark? In this talk, Bob Mizon from the Commission for Dark Skies explains why minimising light pollution is important not only for stargazing but for our health, biodiversity, the battle against energy waste and slowing climate change. Unlike the elimination of fossil fuel products from the atmosphere, the solution is simple!

The event is free to attend; however, prior booking is required.

This event takes place as part of the Marlborough Dark Skies Fest 2021.

Please note that this has already taken place on 30/10/2021

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Marlborough Dark Skies Fest is organising this event

Please contact Marlborough Dark Skies Fest directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

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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 30th Oct

Third Quarter

38 % illuminated

Dark from 17:57 to 00:40

Dark for 6h 42m

Local light pollution

Marlborough Town Hall is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.