Pie, Pint and a Planet - observe Mars disappear behind the Moon!

Name: Pie, Pint and a Planet - observe Mars disappear behind the Moon!
Start: 2022-12-08T16:45:00+00:00
End: 2022-12-08T20:00:00+00:00
Location: Gigha Village Hall

Thursday 8th December 2022 from 16:45pm to 20:00pm

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Gigha Village Hall
Ardminish, Isle of Gigha, Isle of Gigha, PA41 7AD

View the planet Mars disappearing behind the Moon in a rare event astronomers call an “occupation”, then have a pie and pint afterwards! Binoculars will be provided. Please contact the group to confirm the location.

Please note that this has already taken place on 08/12/2022

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Dark Skies Gigha is organising this event

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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.