Stargazing at Abberton Reservoir
Saturday 9th December 2023 from 18:30pm to 21:30pm
Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre
Abberton Reservoir, Colchester, Essex, CO2 0EU
Join the Tiptree Star Gazers, who will have telescopes set up for you to observe the moon, any visible planets, and other objects of interest in the night sky. Learn the constellations and enjoy talks throughout the evening.
The reservoir shop will be open in the evening, and the café will have a selection of food available, including toasties, paninis, a variety of cakes and hot drinks. The event will only be cancelled in extreme weather.
Please call 01206 738172 to book; we appreciate you telling them you found their event via Go Stargazing. Thank you!
Please note that this has already taken place on 09/12/2023
Event organiser
Tiptree Star Gazers is organising this event
Please contact Tiptree Star Gazers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Tiptree Star Gazers
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 9th Dec
Local light pollution
Abberton Reservoir Visitor Centre 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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