Lyrid Meteor Shower at RSPB St Aidan's
Saturday 22nd April 2023 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
RSPB St Aidan's Nature Park
Astley Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS26 8AL
Join the team from RSPB St Aidan’s for an evening being wowed by the Lyrid meteor shower, led by the Wakefield and District Astronomical Society. This session will allow you to learn when, how and why meteor showers occur, with experts also pointing out other amazing astronomical features visible in the night sky, such as planets, constellations and galaxies.
Please note that this has already taken place on 22/04/2023
Event organiser
Wakefield & District Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Wakefield & District Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Wakefield & District Astronomical Society
Twitter: @WADASOC
Facebook: Wakefield & District Astronomical Society
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.
Sat 22nd Apr
Local light pollution
RSPB St Aidan's Nature Park 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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