See the Perseids at Kenley Aerodome

Name: See the Perseids at Kenley Aerodome
Start: 2025-08-12T21:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-08-13T01:00:00+00:00
Location: RAF Kenley Tribute Memorial

Tuesday 12th August 2025 from 22:00pm to Wednesday 13th August 2025 02:00am

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RAF Kenley Tribute Memorial
Hayes Lane, Kenley, Surrey, CR5 1JS

Members of the Croydon Astronomical Society will meet on the Kenley Aerodrome (NOT the Kenley observatory) at 10pm and will be there until the early hours of Wednesday. Please join them (free, no need to book). Find them at the RAF Tribute (see https://www.croydonastro.org.uk/observatory) for a map. Look out for our red lights.

Please note there are no toilets on site. Bring something warm (heavy coat, blanket) and something to lie on (sun lounger, blanket, blow-up camping bed).

We hope to have a telescope or two as well, not for looking at meteors but for other astronomical objects.

NOTE THAT IF THE WEATHER CHANGES AND IT IS WET OR CLOUDY THIS EVENT WILL BE CANCELLED, potentially with very short notice.

Please note that this has already taken place on 12/08/2025

Event organiser

Croydon Astronomical Society is organising this event

Please contact Croydon Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Croydon Astronomical Society
Twitter: @CroydonAS
Facebook: Croydon Astronomical Society

Event booking

For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.

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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.

Tue 12th Aug

Waning Gibbous

91 % illuminated

NO DARKNESS

Wed 13th Aug

Waning Gibbous

84 % illuminated

NO DARKNESS

Local light pollution

RAF Kenley Tribute Memorial is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.