Discover the wonders above at the MICA

Name: Discover the wonders above at the MICA
Start: 2023-07-23T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2023-07-23T15:00:00+00:00
Location: Mersea Community & Sports Centre

Sunday 23rd July 2023 from 10:00am to 16:00pm

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Mersea Community & Sports Centre
38 High Street, West Mersea, Essex, CO5 8QA

Enjoy a day of astronomy at the Mersea Community Centre, including fully-immersive planetarium shows with Star Dome, guest speakers, outdoor solar viewing of the Sun, stalls, drinks and food, in collaboration with the Mersea Island Community Association (MICA).

Please note that this has already taken place on 23/07/2023

Event booking

Tickets cost £5 and are on sale at the MICA reception.

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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.

Sun 23rd Jul

Waxing Crescent

23 % illuminated

Dark from 22:15 to 02:24

Dark for 4h 9m

Local light pollution

Mersea Community & Sports Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.