Stargazing at Bawsey Country Park
Friday 9th December 2022 from 18:00pm to 20:00pm
Bawsey Country Park
Bawsey, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 1EP
Come along to Bawsey Country Park and learn about the night sky with King’s Lynn Astronomy Society and speak with members of the society who will be on hand to advise from 6 pm to 8 pm. Bring a chair and enjoy the stars at this beautiful site. Hot and cold refreshments will be available. This event will be weather dependent and limited to 60 visitors. If using torches, it would be ideal to use a red light to avoid disrupting your night vision.
Please note that this has already taken place on 09/12/2022
Event organiser
King's Lynn & Distict Astronomy Society is organising this event
Please contact King's Lynn & Distict Astronomy Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: King's Lynn & Distict Astronomy Society
Twitter: @lynnastro
Facebook: King's Lynn & Distict Astronomy 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.
Fri 9th Dec
Local light pollution
Bawsey Country Park 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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