Moon Palace: Daytime Observation Session at Wetherby Sports Association
Monday 18th December 2023 from 15:00pm to 16:30pm
Wetherby Sports Association
Lodge Lane, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS22 5FN
Drop into this free daytime observation session at Wetherby Sports Association 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.
Please note that this has already taken place on 18/12/2023
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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.
Mon 18th Dec
Local light pollution
Wetherby Sports Association 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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