Our Moon - interactive talk and experiments for kids
Saturday 2nd May 2026 from 18:30pm to 20:00pm
Selsdon Community Clubhouse
132 Addington Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 8LA, London
Vincent Morris, MSc. Astrophysics conducts this interactive talk and experiments:
Seas, craters and highlands on the moon
Experiment: make craters
How did the moon form
Phases of the moon
How the moon moves
Interactive game: tidal locking
Exploration of the moon
Experiment: Baloon rocket
Quiz
Event organiser
South London Astronomical Society is organising this event
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Event 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.
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Local light pollution
Selsdon Community Clubhouse is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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