Mid Kent Astronomical Society meeting and stargazing
Friday 27th October 2023 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm
Bredhurst Village Hall
Hurstwood Road, Bredhurst, Kent, ME7 3JZ
Join the members of the Mid-Kent Astronomical Society for their regular monthly meeting.
This month a presentation will be given by David Southwood, CBE, FRAS -Comets, asteroids and things that fall from the sky.
40 years ago, the prospect of Comet Halley’s return in 1986 led to the start of a space race towards the small bodies of the solar system. These small bodies, comets, asteroids, and meteor showers are immensely important as they are the likely raw material from which our solar system formed originally
Following the presentation, there will be a refreshments break giving a chance to talk with other MKAS members and visitors, followed by an observing session in the field behind the hall (weather permitting) and a telescope workshop in the hall, so if you are having problems with your telescope (or want to show it off) bring it along.
Please note that this has already taken place on 27/10/2023
Event organiser
Mid-Kent Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Mid-Kent Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
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Twitter: @MKAS_Observing
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Event booking
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Visit event websiteEvent 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 27th Oct
Local light pollution
Bredhurst Village Hall is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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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