Observing at Delamont Country Park (reserve)

Name: Observing at Delamont Country Park (reserve)
Start: 2023-01-27T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2023-01-28T23:00:00+00:00
Location: Delamont Country Park Campsite

Friday 27th January 2023 from 19:00pm to Saturday 28th January 2023 23:00pm

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Delamont Country Park Campsite
Downpatrick Road, Killyleagh, County Down, BT30 9TZ

Everyone is welcome to join the friendly astronomers from the Irish Astronomical Association (IAA) for a stargazing session in Delamont Country Park.

Members bring a range of telescopes for you to look through, including large telescopes suitable for viewing deep-sky objects. These sessions cater for all levels of capability, and beginners of all ages are welcome.

Please note that these events occur with a degree of flexibility to accommodate variable weather. This event is a “reserve” event and will only occur if the previous stargazing this month was cancelled due to weather. The preference is for the event to occur on Friday night, with the option of moving to Saturday.

Notice as to whether this event will take place tonight will be updated on the IAA website at 6 pm on the day of the event.

Please note that this has already taken place on 27/01/2023

Event organiser

Irish Astronomical Association is organising this event

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

Email: [email protected]
Website: Irish Astronomical Association
Twitter: @iaaastro
Facebook: Irish Astronomical Association

Event booking

For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official 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.

Fri 27th Jan

First Quarter

33 % illuminated

Dark from 00:52 to 06:54

Dark for 6h 2m

Sat 28th Jan

First Quarter

43 % illuminated

Dark from 02:14 to 06:53

Dark for 4h 39m

Local light pollution

Delamont Country Park Campsite is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.