Free! Moon watch and stargazing with Sunderland Astronomical Society
Friday 7th February 2025 from 19:00pm to 22:00pm
Cygnus Observatory at Washington Wetland Centre
Washington Wetland Centre, Washington, Sunderland, NE38 8LE
Join Sunderland Astronomical Society for this awesome public Moon Watch & Stargazing event.
See the moon in stunning detail through many telescopes and enjoy a tour of the night sky from this welcoming and friendly group of amateur astronomers.
Powerful telescopes will be available to view the Moon, the planets Jupiter and Mars, autumn constellations in the night sky, the glorious Orion Nebula, Andromeda Galaxy, open star clusters such as the “Seven Sisters” plus many other astronomical wonders of the night sky.
This is a free event however tickets must be observed in advance.
Event organiser
Sunderland Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Sunderland Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Sunderland Astronomical Society
Twitter: @sunderlandastro
Facebook: Sunderland Astronomical Society
Event booking
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 7th Feb
Local light pollution
Cygnus Observatory at Washington Wetland Centre 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.
Light pollution map of Cygnus Observatory at Washington Wetland Centre
Forthcoming events
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