See the Lyrids Meteors with Plymouth Astronomical Society
Saturday 22nd April 2023 from 20:30pm to 23:00pm
Wembury Beach Car Park
Wembury, Plymouth, Devon, PL9 0HP
Subject to favourable weather conditions, the friendly astronomers from the Plymouth Astronomical Society will observe the peak of the Lyrids meteor shower from their favoured location of Wembury Beach.
The Lyrid display is favourable this year though numbers are usually relatively low, 10-20 maximum. The Moon is a small crescent, Venus and Mars, and maybe Mercury will be visible.
Bring your telescope if you have one, or turn up!
For updates as to whether this event is going ahead, please check the Society’s public Facebook event.
Please note that this has already taken place on 22/04/2023
Event organiser
Plymouth Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Plymouth Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
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Facebook: Plymouth Astronomical Society
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.
Sat 22nd Apr
Local light pollution
Wembury Beach Car Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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