Observe Mars at the Luton Dall Observatory

Name: Observe Mars at the Luton Dall Observatory
Start: 2022-11-30T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2022-11-30T21:30:00+00:00
Location: Luton Dall Observatory at Putteridge Bury

Wednesday 30th November 2022 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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Luton Dall Observatory at Putteridge Bury
Putteridge Bury, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 8LE

Join the members of the Luton Astronomical Society for an evening observing the planet Mars. The timing of these sessions is when the planet is in opposition and, therefore, best placed for observations. Observing is subject to clear skies. We advise wearing stout footwear, and a responsible adult must accompany children. These events are free with no booking required; however, we recommend contacting the Luton Astronomical Society to let them know you plan to attend.

Please note that this has already taken place on 30/11/2022

Event organiser

Luton Astronomical Society is organising this event

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

Email: [email protected]
Website: Luton Astronomical Society
Twitter: @LutonAstro
Facebook: Luton Astronomical Society

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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.

Wed 30th Nov

First Quarter

43 % illuminated

Dark from 23:32 to 06:24

Dark for 6h 52m

Local light pollution

Luton Dall Observatory at Putteridge Bury is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.