Dark Skies Night at Eckington Cricket Ground (cancelled!)
Saturday 11th January 2025 from 17:00pm to 21:00pm
Eckington Cricket Club
Staveley Lane, Eckington, South Yorkshire, S21 3WB, East Midlands
Updated 08/01/25 21:00 this event has been cancelled due to adverse weather forecast.
Join the friendly Eckington Dark Skies and Astronomy Group for this free stargazing evening at Eckington Cricket Ground. Enjoy a talk by a local astronomer and then stargazing using large aperture telescopes (weather permitting). If you have a telescope, bring it along for expert help. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome, food and beverages also available.
Please note that this has already taken place on 11/01/2025
Event organiser
Eckington Dark Skies and Astronomy is organising this event
Please contact Eckington Dark Skies and Astronomy directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Eckington Dark Skies and Astronomy
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 11th Jan
Local light pollution
Eckington Cricket Club 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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