See the Perseid Meteors with Plymouth Astronomical Society
Saturday 12th August 2023 from 20:30pm to Sunday 13th August 2023 02:00am
Wembury Beach Car Park
Wembury, Plymouth, Devon, PL9 0HP
Subject to favourable weather conditions, members of the Plymouth Astronomical Society will observe the peak of the Perseid meteor shower at the favoured location of Wembury Beach. Take a telescope along if you have one, or just turn up!
Please note that this has already taken place on 12/08/2023
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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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 12th Aug
Sun 13th Aug
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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