Learn the constellations at Bore Place
Friday 18th November 2022 from 18:30pm to 20:30pm
Bore Place Country House and Outdoor Education Centre
Chiddingstone, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 7AR, South East
Enjoy the starlit skies above Bore Place and be led through the constellations with the Edenbridge and District Astronomers.
Hear the stories ancient astronomers told as they tried to understand the heavens, named the stars and imagined the constellations.
If the weather is cloudy, we will have illustrated talks indoors about the constellations so you’re prepped to go star spotting on the next clear night.
Please note that this has already taken place on 18/11/2022
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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.
Fri 18th Nov
Local light pollution
Bore Place Country House and Outdoor Education Centre 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of Bore Place Country House and Outdoor Education Centre