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Museum of the Moon with Wil Photography

Museum of the Moon with Wil Photography

Saturday 30th September 2023 from 19:00pm to 21:30pm

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Hexham Abbey
Beaumont Street, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 3NB

Join renowned photographer Wil Cheung for a 45-minute talk, followed by canapes and fizz with time to explore Luke Jerram’s ‘Museum of the Moon’ in its stunning setting at Hexham Abbey.
Experience the Harvest Moon live through telescopes. Please wear warm, waterproof clothing as part of this event is outdoors.
7.00 Doors open
7.30 Talk under the Moon
8.15 Refreshments
8.45 Outdoor moongazing through telescopes from the Cloister Lawn

Please note that this has already taken place on 30/09/2023

Event booking

Tickets for this event can be purchased via the Ticket Tailor 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.

Moon phase on Sat 30th Sep

Sat 30th Sep

Full Moon
100 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Local light pollution

Hexham Abbey is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Hexham Abbey

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