Moonwatch with Durham Astronomical Society
Wednesday 1st March 2023 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Hardwick Park Visitors Centre
Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, TS21 2DN
Enjoy incredible views of the Moon and other fascinating objects with the friendly astronomers from the Durham Astronomical Society. Society members will be on hand with their telescopes for this free event with no need for prior booking. Remember to wrap up warm!
Please note that this has already taken place on 01/03/2023
Event organiser
Durham Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Durham Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Durham Astronomical Society
Facebook: Durham Astronomical Society
Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent 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.
Wed 1st Mar
Local light pollution
Hardwick Park Visitors Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural 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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