Public Stargazing at Monkton Combe Observatory
Saturday 9th December 2023 from 18:00pm to 21:00pm
Monkton Combe Community Observatory
Monkton Senior School, Monkton Combe, Avon, BA2 7JE
Enjoy a family-friendly stargazing session with the Bath Astronomers at the newly renovated Monkton Combe Observatory.
What can be seen depends on the conditions. The event typically focuses on the Solar System before moving to deep space and the Milky Way.
Please note that these sessions are weather-dependent. Register via Eventbrite to receive notifications that the event is going ahead.
Please note that this has already taken place on 09/12/2023
Event organiser
Bath Astronomers is organising this event
Please contact Bath Astronomers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Bath Astronomers
Facebook: Bath Astronomers
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 9th Dec
Local light pollution
Monkton Combe Community Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Urban
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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.