See the Orionids with Dark Skies Gigha
Friday 21st October 2022 from 22:00pm to Saturday 22nd October 2022 02:00am
Gigha Village Hall
Ardminish, Isle of Gigha, Isle of Gigha, PA41 7AD
The team from Dark Skies Gigha will be observing the Orionid Meteor shower overnight; please contact them to confirm the location.
Please note that this has already taken place on 21/10/2022
Event organiser
Dark Skies Gigha is organising this event
Please contact Dark Skies Gigha directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Dark Skies Gigha
Facebook: Dark Skies Gigha
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 21st Oct
Sat 22nd Oct
Local light pollution
Gigha Village Hall 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.