Dark Sky Stargazing with Shropshire Astronomical Society
Saturday 29th October 2022 from 19:00pm to 22:00pm
Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve
Platt Lane, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 2PA
Join the Shropshire Astronomical Society and a team from Natural England in the Manor House Reserve Base at Fenn’s, Whixall & Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve for an evening of dark sky stargazing. This event is free of charge; please contact [email protected] to book.
Please note that this has already taken place on 29/10/2022
Event organiser
Shropshire Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Shropshire Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Shropshire Astronomical Society
Twitter: @shropastrosoc
Facebook: Shropshire 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 29th Oct
Local light pollution
Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural 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.
Light pollution map of Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve
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