Observing at Delamont Country Park with Irish Astro Association

Name: Observing at Delamont Country Park with Irish Astro Association
Start: 2022-02-25T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2022-02-26T23:00:00+00:00
Location: Delamont Country Park Campsite

Friday 25th February 2022 from 19:00pm to Saturday 26th February 2022 23:00pm

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

Join the Irish Astronomical Association members for this one of their regular monthly observing sessions at their favourite dark sky location Delamont Country Park Campsite. These sessions cater for everyone no matter their experience, and all ages are welcome.

Note that these events only go ahead when the weather is clear and operate on a “first clear night” basis. Therefore, it is essential to check with the event organisers that this event is going ahead. It may be rescheduled to the following weekend if the weather forecast is poor.

Wear warm clothing and take along something hot to eat and drink!

Please note that this has already taken place on 25/02/2022

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 25th Feb

Third Quarter

38 % illuminated

Dark from 19:08 to 05:32

Dark for 10h 23m

Sat 26th Feb

Waning Crescent

27 % illuminated

Dark from 19:09 to 05:58

Dark for 10h 48m

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.