Guide to the Walthamstow Night Sky: An Introduction to Urban Stargazing
Monday 20th March 2023 from 18:30pm to 20:30pm
Walthamstow Wetlands
Forest Road, London, London, N17 9NH
‘An Introduction to Urban Stargazing’ by astronomy enthusiast Michael Lomotey, followed by a tour through the Wetlands to view the night sky.
The evening will also feature an exclusive guided walk through the Walthamstow Wetlands to view the night sky (weather permitting).
It’s not essential but feel free to bring binoculars and a red-light torch. Wrap up warm for your exclusive evening tour.
Please note that this has already taken place on 20/03/2023
Event organiser
Stow Stargazers is organising this event
Please contact Stow Stargazers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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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.
Mon 20th Mar
Local light pollution
Walthamstow Wetlands is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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.
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