See the Perseids at Toothill Observatory
Tuesday 12th August 2025 from 21:30pm to 23:30pm
Toothill Observatory
Toothill, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 8AL
Weather permitting the Solent Amateur Astronomers are planning an observing session from their Toothill Observatory of the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. Please contact the group if you are interested in joining them.
Please note that this has already taken place on 12/08/2025
Event organiser
Solent Amateur Astronomers is organising this event
Please contact Solent Amateur Astronomers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Solent Amateur Astronomers
Facebook: Solent Amateur Astronomers
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.
Tue 12th Aug
Local light pollution
Toothill Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a suburban 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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