Moon viewing at the Field of Hope

Moon viewing at the Field of Hope

Friday 20th September 2024 from 00:00am to 23:00pm

The Field of Hope Car Park
Tomintoul, Ballindalloch, Banffshire, AB37 9ET

Join Cairngorms Astronomy Club and members of the Tomintoul and Glenlivet Dark Sky Park Group at the Field of Hope, Tomintoul for a telescope moon viewing session. The waning gibbous moon on the 20th is a great time to view the moon and also provides good conditions for viewing Messier and other deep sky objects. Please meet at the Field of Hope from 9:00pm.

Please note that this has already taken place on 20/09/2024


Event organiser

Tomintoul and Glenlivet Dark Sky Park

Tomintoul and Glenlivet Dark Sky Park is organising this event

Please contact Tomintoul and Glenlivet Dark Sky Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.


Event booking

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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.



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