Moon Palace: Daytime Observation Session at Springhead Park, Rothwell
Wednesday 20th December 2023 from 15:00pm to 16:30pm
Springhead Park
Park Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS26 0DY
Drop into this free daytime observation session at Springhead Park, Rothwell, for an other-worldly experience combining daytime solar and radio astronomy. Spend time chatting with your Artist and Scientist hosts or browse the onboard library over a cup of ‘cosmic’ tea! This experience is suitable for all ages.
Artists Heather Peak and Ivan Morison created Moon Palace; this new artwork and mobile observatory is inspired by the legacy of John Smeaton and the observatory he had in East Leeds. The project forms part of Leeds Year of Culture 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.
Wed 20th Dec
Local light pollution
Springhead Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-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.
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Springhead Park. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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