Introduction to urban stargazing

Name: Introduction to urban stargazing
Start: 2025-03-24T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-03-24T21:00:00+00:00
Location: Walthamstow Wetlands

Monday 24th March 2025 from 18:30pm to 21:00pm

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Walthamstow Wetlands
Forest Road, London, London, N17 9NH

Astronomy enthusiasts Stow Stargazers will lead us through an engaging presentation introducing the basics of stargazing and essential tips for astronomy in an urban setting.

The evening will also feature an exclusive guided walk through the Walthamstow Wetlands nature reserve to view the night sky (weather permitting) with a chance try out what we have learnt during the presentation and to try to locate a few constellations.

The walk will take place regardless of the weather and night sky conditions, and is a chance to enjoy this wonderful urban nature reserve after hours.

Please note that this has already taken place on 24/03/2025

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.

Email: [email protected]
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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.

Mon 24th Mar

Third Quarter

35 % illuminated

Dark from 19:33 to 04:36

Dark for 9h 2m

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.