Observe the Moon with the Bath Astronomers (Cancelled)
Saturday 1st October 2022 from 17:00pm to 21:00pm
Bath Recreation Ground
Pulteney Mews, Bathwick, Avon, BA2 4DS
Updated 29/09/22 09:30 this event has been cancelled due to a poor weather forecast.
In celebration of International Observe the Moon Night 2022, the Bath Astronomers will be at the Bath Recreation ground for an evening of lunar observations! The local amateur astronomers will provide opportunities to look through telescopes at our closest celestial neighbour to see craters, mountain ranges, and volcanic plains a quarter of a million miles away. All welcome. Parking is limited so please try to come by public transport or have an evening stroll to the Recreation Ground in central Bath. The What 3 Words location for this event is luxury.gazed.unit.
Please note that this has already taken place on 01/10/2022
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: Bath Astronomers
Facebook: Bath Astronomers
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.
Sat 1st Oct
Local light pollution
Bath Recreation Ground is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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.