See the Perseids with Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers

Name: See the Perseids with Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers
Start: 2023-08-12T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2023-08-13T00:00:00+00:00
Location: North's Seat

Saturday 12th August 2023 from 20:00pm to Sunday 13th August 2023 01:00am

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North's Seat
Mill Lane, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 5EU

See the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower with a friendly, local astronomy group. The venue is North’s Seat, Mill Lane, Hastings. There is no bright Moon on the night, and hopefully, no clouds, so it should be a good display. Wrap up warm and take a chair/sun bed and some refreshments. No telescopes are needed. The event is scheduled for Friday and Saturday night; however, we recommend contacting the group to check if the event is going ahead. Everyone is welcome!

Please note that this has already taken place on 12/08/2023

Event organiser

Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers is organising this event

Please contact Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers
Facebook: Sussex Sidewalk Astronomers

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.

Sat 12th Aug

Waning Crescent

17 % illuminated

Dark from 20:50 to 00:53

Dark for 4h 2m

Sun 13th Aug

Waning Crescent

10 % illuminated

Dark from 20:48 to 01:58

Dark for 5h 9m

Local light pollution

North's Seat is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.