Galaxy Night at Polstead
Saturday 7th October 2023 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
St Mary's Church - Polstead
Polstead, Colchester, Essex, CO6 5BS
Come and join the Dedham Dark Skies team at Polstead Church on the 7th October at 7pm where they will give a FREE talk on galaxies and then moving outside to view some of our brightest neighbouring Galaxies through telescopes. Please are limited, please book by emailing [email protected].
Please note that this has already taken place on 07/10/2023
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.
Sat 7th Oct
Local light pollution
St Mary's Church - Polstead 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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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.