Moongazing with Ramsgate Stargazers
Friday 22nd May 2026 from 20:30pm to 23:30pm
Ramsgate Royal Esplanade
Westcliff Promenade, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 0HE
The weather looks promising for the end of the week so let’s meet at the Boating Pool this Friday. Members of the Ramsgate Stargazers will be there around 8.30pm with a telescope, we’ll be able to see the half Moon, and by 9pm Jupiter and Venus should be visible in the twilight.
Event organiser
Ramsgate Stargazers is organising this event
Please contact Ramsgate Stargazers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Ramsgate Stargazers
Twitter: @RgateStargazers
Event booking
Weather forecast
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22/05/26
23° 1% -
22/05/26
21° 1% -
23/05/26
18° 4% -
23/05/26
18° 5%
Weather forecast for Margate (4.4 miles away) updated 22/05/26 at 06:01. Powered by Met Office data.
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 22nd May
Local light pollution
Ramsgate Royal Esplanade is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
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