Herschel Astronomical Society monthly meeting

Name: Herschel Astronomical Society monthly meeting
Start: 2025-12-12T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-12-12T21:30:00+00:00
Location: St Laurence Church - Slough

Friday 12th December 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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St Laurence Church - Slough
Upton Court Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 7LS, South East England

Join the welcoming astronomers from the Herschel Astronomical Society for their monthly meeting. Note that whilst meetings As these meetings prioritise practical observing rather than more formal lectures the location will not be at St Laurence Church. As the location is subject to change, we recommend contacting the Society if you are interested in joining them.

Please note that this has already taken place on 12/12/2025

Event organiser

Herschel Astronomical Society is organising this event

Please contact Herschel Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Herschel Astronomical Society

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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.

Fri 12th Dec

Third Quarter

49 % illuminated

Dark from 17:16 to 01:07

Dark for 7h 50m

Local light pollution

St Laurence Church - Slough is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.