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Perseid Meteor Shower with Bridgend Astronomical Society

Perseid Meteor Shower with Bridgend Astronomical Society

Friday 11th August 2023 from 21:00pm to Saturday 12th August 2023 01:00am

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Bridgend and District Model Railway
Fountain Road, Aberkenfig, Mid Glamorgan, CF32 0EH

Join Bridgend Astro Society for this ‘free to attend’ event and observe some shooting stars! The society will have some equipment, or you may bring your own. You may also wish to get a chair, recliner, blanket or sun lounger to sit back and watch for shooting stars.

<strong>Please note this event is weather dependent. Please check with the Society or see their Facebook page for the latest updates.</strong>
Parking will be limited on-site. Please follow the guidance to parking on the night by a committee member. Please take care on the road if you park outside the area.
This is a FREE event. There is no charge; however, if you wish to donate, a collection bucket will be available tonight – any funds greatly help us! Don’t forget to ask about membership!
If you plan to attend and use Facebook, please tick ‘going’ to their Facebook event so they can gauge the numbers.

Please note that this has already taken place on 11/08/2023

Event organiser

Bridgend Astronomical Society

Bridgend Astronomical Society is organising this event

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

Email: [email protected]
Website: Bridgend Astronomical Society
Twitter: @astrobridgend
Facebook: Bridgend Astronomical Society

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.

Moon phase on Fri 11th Aug

Fri 11th Aug

Waning Crescent
25 % illuminated
Dark from 21:14 to 00:10
Dark for 2h 55m
Moon phase on Sat 12th Aug

Sat 12th Aug

Waning Crescent
17 % illuminated
Dark from 21:11 to 01:06
Dark for 3h 54m

Local light pollution

Bridgend and District Model Railway is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Bridgend and District Model Railway

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