Informal stargazing with Sutton Coldfield Astronomical Club

Name: Informal stargazing with Sutton Coldfield Astronomical Club
Start: 2023-12-09T20:00:00+00:00
End: 2023-12-09T22:00:00+00:00
Location: Sutton Park (Town Gate)

Saturday 9th December 2023 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

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Sutton Park (Town Gate)
The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B74 2YT

Join the friendly members of the Sutton Coldfield Astronomical Club who will have telescopes available for public use for an informal stargazing session near the Town Gate entrance to Sutton Park. No booking is required, just turn up!

Please note that this has already taken place on 09/12/2023

Event organiser

Sutton Coldfield Astronomical Club is organising this event

Please contact Sutton Coldfield Astronomical Club directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Sutton Coldfield Astronomical Club

Event booking

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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.

Sat 9th Dec

Waning Crescent

17 % illuminated

Dark from 17:18 to 05:14

Dark for 11h 55m

Local light pollution

Sutton Park (Town Gate) is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.