Dedham Vale Astronomy Evening
Friday 27th September 2024 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm
Dedham Vale Dark Sky Discovery Centre
Thorington Street, Colchester, C06 4SS
Join the team from the Dedham Vale Dark Skies Campaign for our next Astronomy evening on 27th September 2024 when we will be looking at the fabulous Autumn Constellations. Cepheus the King, Cassiopeia the Vain Queen and Cygnus the Swan are the prominent constellations above us this evening.
This will be our first full evening with Dark Skies at our Dark Sky Discovery Centre in Thorington Street, CO6 4SS. There will be a talk traversing the wonders that are visible and hidden within these constellations, looking at some of the stellar nurseries where new stars are being formed. Following the talk there will be refreshments and if the skies are clear we will be able to see some of the sights from the talk. Doors open at 7:30 with the talk starting at 8pm.
As usual we will have a number of experienced astronomers with their telescopes to guide you around the night skies. If you have your own equipment that you wish to bring along please do so. We can also assist you with any queries that you may have.
Places are limited to 30 guests for this event so booking is essential. Please email [email protected] stating the number of people that will be coming.
Please note that this has already taken place on 27/09/2024
Event organiser
Dedham Vale National Landscape Dark Skies Campaign is organising this event
Please contact Dedham Vale National Landscape Dark Skies Campaign directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Dedham Vale National Landscape Dark Skies Campaign
Facebook: Dedham Vale National Landscape Dark Skies Campaign
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.
Fri 27th Sep
Local light pollution
Dedham Vale Dark Sky Discovery Centre 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.
Light pollution map of Dedham Vale Dark Sky Discovery Centre