Moon watch with Bishop Auckland Astronomical Society

Moon watch with Bishop Auckland Astronomical Society

Saturday 11th December 2021 from 17:30pm to 20:30pm

Byers Green Parish Hall
85 High Street, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7NX

Join astronomers from the Bishop Auckland Astronomical Society for this moon watch event, starting with a presentation then observing using telescopes. First, see lunar craters and mountains as you’ve never seen them before, then Jupiter and her four main moons, Saturn if it’s not too low in the sky and nebulae and beautiful galaxies. This event is weather dependent.

Please note that this has already taken place on 11/12/2021


Event organiser

Bishop Auckland Astronomical Society

Bishop Auckland Astronomical Society is organising this event

Please contact Bishop Auckland Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.


Event booking

For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.

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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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