Perseid meteor shower viewing with East Essex Astronomy Club
Monday 12th August 2024 from 21:00pm to Tuesday 13th August 2024 01:00am
Burnham-on-Crouch Village Hall
Arcadia Road, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, CM0 8EF
Join the friendly astronomers from the East Essex Astronomy Club for their annual Perseid meteor shower observing event. No equipment is needed other than warm clothes and a blanket or chair to get together and watch one of the best meteor showers of the year. Bring a DSLR and a tripod and they can help you capture a meteor on “film”. Please contact the Club if you’d like to attend.
Please note that this has already taken place on 12/08/2024
Event organiser
East Essex Astronomy Club is organising this event
Please contact East Essex Astronomy Club directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: East Essex Astronomy Club
Facebook: East Essex Astronomy Club
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.
Mon 12th Aug
Tue 13th Aug
Local light pollution
Burnham-on-Crouch Village Hall is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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.
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