Moon in the Square Telescope Session
Friday 19th January 2024 from 19:00pm to 20:30pm
Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre
The Square, Tomintoul, Banffshire, AB37 9ET
Join Cairngorms Astronomy Club and TGDT in The Square, Tomintoul, for an all-ages telescope moon viewing session. The first quarter moon on the 19th rises mid-morning, so it’s a great time to view and learn about the moon. On the 19th, it will be near Uranus, and the terminator will be close to the large craters Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus & Arzachel.
The Glenlivet and Tomintoul area is one of the best places in the Cairngorms National Park to discover the wonders of the night sky. Not only does this remote area have stunning dark skies, but it also has easy access, allowing everyone to enjoy a night sky brimming with stars.
We’ll have the Celestron telescope and a smartphone bracket on the night, allowing you to take the moon home in your pocket!
If the weather isn’t suitable for the day, we’ll endeavour to run an alternative session on the 20th of January.
Please note that this has already taken place on 19/01/2024
Event organiser
Tomintoul and Glenlivet Cairngorms Dark Sky Park is organising this event
Please contact Tomintoul and Glenlivet Cairngorms Dark Sky Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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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 19th Jan
Local light pollution
Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery 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 Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre
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