Nature at night - stargazing with Bath Astronomers
Friday 17th June 2022 from 21:00pm to 23:00pm
Percy Community Centre
New King Street, Bath, Avon, BA1 2BN
As part of the Festival of Nature, join the CPRE, Bath Astronomers, and wildlife experts for a nocturnal adventure of wildlife spotting and stargazing as we discover the importance of darkness.
Keep your eyes peeled for bats, moths, foxes, and nighttime wildlife that calls Bath home!
The event will start and finish at the Percy Community Centre; however, much of the event will take place outdoors for spotting wildlife and stargazing. Please dress for the weather! Prior booking is required.
Please note that this event has already taken place on 17/06/2022
Event organiser
Bath Astronomers is organising this event
Please contact Bath Astronomers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://bathastronomers.org.uk/
Facebook: Bath Astronomers
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 17th Jun
Local light pollution
Percy Community Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.