Practical astronomy and stargazing with Derby & District Astronomical Society

Name: Practical astronomy and stargazing with Derby & District Astronomical Society
Start: 2022-10-22T13:00:00+00:00
End: 2022-10-22T23:00:00+00:00
Location: Brookfield Social Club

Saturday 22nd October 2022 from 14:00pm to Sunday 23rd October 2022 00:00am

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Brookfield Social Club
Barrow upon Trent, Derby, Derbyshire, DE73 7NA

Join the Derby & District Astronomical Society astronomers for a marathon day and evening of stargazing! From 2 pm, there will be an opportunity to observe the Sun using special solar telescopes. Enjoy amazing views of the skies above in the evening, including the planets Jupiter, Saturn and Mars. If you have a telescope, bring it along! This practical astronomy event is free with no booking required.

Please note that this has already taken place on 22/10/2022

Event organiser

Derby & District Astronomical Society 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.

Sat 22nd Oct

Waning Crescent

13 % illuminated

Dark from 18:11 to 03:57

Dark for 9h 45m

Sun 23rd Oct

Waning Crescent

7 % illuminated

Dark from 18:09 to 05:16

Dark for 11h 6m

Local light pollution

Brookfield Social Club is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.