Drawing the Moon at the North Pennines Observatory
Thursday 2nd November 2023 from 19:00pm to 22:00pm
North Pennines Observatory
The Old School House, Allenheads, Northumberland, NE47 9HR
An evening of fascinating facts, observation and drawing of the Moon, led by Allenheads Contemporary Art’s artist director, Alan Smith.
Imagine you are back in 1609 with Italian Astonomer Galileo Galilei, using his newly adapted telescope to study the phases of the Moon, the most detailed imagery anyone had ever seen of this celestial body, with a device as powerful as readily available binoculars today.
Galileo drew the Moon as he saw it and so will you, using your naked eye, binoculars and a range of our telescopes to view the Moon through different magnifications.
Pens, pencils and paper will be available but bring any favourite personal materials to explore different techniques to make your own images of the Moon. Aimed at adults and over 12s.
This event is part of the North Pennines Stargazing Festival 2023, running from the 20th of October to the 5th of November, 2023. #NorthPennStarFest23 #NPennDarkSkies
Please note that this has already taken place on 02/11/2023
Event organiser
North Pennines Observatory is organising this event
Please contact North Pennines Observatory directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent 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.
Thu 2nd Nov
Local light pollution
North Pennines Observatory 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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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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