Observing Session for Junior Astronomers
Friday 15th March 2024 from 17:00pm to 18:00pm
Beaghmore Stone Circles
Blackrock Road, Cookstown, County Tyrone, BT80 9PB
Budding astronomers are invited to join us at Beaghmore Stone Circles for a special solar and lunar observing event at sunset.
You’ll hear about the connections between the stars and the stones, what to see in the night sky and learn about the movement of the planets through the year.
Please note that this has already taken place on 15/03/2024
Event organiser
OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory is organising this event
Please contact OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
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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.
Fri 15th Mar
Local light pollution
Beaghmore Stone Circles is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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