Star Gazing in the New Forest
Thursday 19th December 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm
Hyde Common - Pentons Hill
New Forest National Park, Hyde, Hampshire, SP6 2QJ
Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wanted to know more? If so, join local astronomers on Hyde Common in the New Forest, who will take you on a tour of the starry heavens.
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Event 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.
Thu 19th Dec
Local light pollution
Hyde Common - Pentons Hill is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-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.
Forthcoming events
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