Planets in the Park (CANCELLED!)
Saturday 8th February 2025 from 18:30pm to 21:00pm
Clifton Park Garden House and Courtyard
Clifton Lane, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S65 2AA, Yorkshire and The Humber
Updated 08/02/25 10:30 this event has been cancelled by the organisers. Sorry!
Friends of Clifton Park, along with Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society, invite you to Planets in the Park.
In conjunction with National Astronomy Week, we will be looking at the Moon high in the sky with Jupiter and Mars, all sitting in splendour above the magnificent constellation of Orion!
This is a free event with no booking required. (You can attend without a ticket!)
So why not come along and view the night sky as never before, suitable for all ages, presentations and displays will complement the observing of the night sky. If you have a telescope or binoculars and require advise please bring it along we will be only too happy to help.
Please wrap up warm for the evening, February can be cold at night, refreshments will be available for a small charge.
Please note that this has already taken place on 08/02/2025
Event organiser
Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society
Twitter: @MSAstro
Facebook: Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society
Event booking
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.
Sat 8th Feb
Local light pollution
Clifton Park Garden House and Courtyard is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a suburban 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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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of Clifton Park Garden House and Courtyard