Moon Night at Boscombe Overcliff with Parks in Mind
Saturday 21st October 2023 from 19:00pm to 20:00pm
Boscombe Overcliff Nature Reserve
Boscombe Cliff Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH5 1LN
Join local amateur astronomer Kate Earl and us for international Observe The Moon night. See our nearest celestial neighbour through a telescope and hear all about its formation, human exploration, and space missions to the moon. If there’s time, we’ll also take a look at the planet Saturn.
Please note that this has already taken place on 21/10/2023
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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.
Sat 21st Oct
Local light pollution
Boscombe Overcliff Nature Reserve 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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