Stargazing at Abberton Reservoir
Saturday 12th December 2020 from 18:30pm to 21:30pm
Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre
Abberton Reservoir, Colchester, Essex, CO2 0EU
Organised by the Essex Wildlife Trust and North Essex Astronomical Society this is a fantastic opportunity to get away from the city lights and go stargazing! Look through large telescopes, listen to one of the interesting astronomical talks given, there’s even bacon rolls on the menu for tea! Sounds like astronomical heaven!
Please note that this event has already taken place on 12/12/2020
Event organiser
North Essex Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact North Essex Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.northessexastro.co.uk
Twitter: @NorthEssexAstro
Facebook: North Essex Astronomical Society
Event booking
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.
Sat 12th Dec
Local light pollution
Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.