Stargazing and the opposition of Saturn
Sunday 8th September 2024 from 20:30pm to 22:30pm
Lansdown Park & Ride
Lansdown, Bath, Avon, BA1 9BJ
A stargazing opportunity up at Lansdown Playing Field South beside the Park & Ride. This evening the planet Saturn reaches opposition when the Earth passes in between the planet and the Sun.
The event is weather dependent and so we ask you to register if you’d like to attend so we can let you know if the weather forecasts mean we need to cancel.
Please note that this has already taken place on 08/09/2024
Event organiser
Bath Astronomers is organising this event
Please contact Bath Astronomers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Bath Astronomers
Facebook: Bath 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.
Sun 8th Sep
Local light pollution
Lansdown Park & Ride 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.
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