Planets, meteors and stargazing
Friday 15th December 2023 from 17:00pm to 18:00pm
Ramsgate Royal Esplanade
Westcliff Promenade, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 0HE
Come and see the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter with the friendly astronomers from the Ramsgate Stargazers. You might even catch a glimpse of a few Geminids meteors, too! This is a free event with no booking required, just turn up on the night! Clear skies!
Please note that this has already taken place on 15/12/2023
Event organiser
Ramsgate Stargazers is organising this event
Please contact Ramsgate Stargazers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: ramsgatestargazers@gmail.com
Website: Ramsgate Stargazers
Twitter: @RgateStargazers
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.
Fri 15th Dec
Local light pollution
Ramsgate Royal Esplanade is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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