Stargazing at Boscombe Overcliff
Wednesday 5th February 2025 from 19:00pm to 20:00pm
Boscombe Overcliff Nature Reserve
Boscombe Cliff Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH5 1LN
Join Sky High Astronomy for the first trial run at broadcasting live from the clifftop in Boscombe during our usual monthly Zoom meeting! We’ll be taking a look at the Moon and the mini ‘planetary parade’ of Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, whilst learning about the stars and constellations.
For those of you joining us on Zoom it may be useful if you have downloaded the program Stellarium to a device such as a laptop or tablet. This event is run in conjunction with a local charity.
To book, please contact Parks in Mind project leader, Peter Holloway, at [email protected]
Please note that this has already taken place on 05/02/2025
Event organiser
Skyhigh Astronomy is organising this event
Please contact Skyhigh Astronomy directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
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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.
Wed 5th Feb
Local light pollution
Boscombe Overcliff Nature Reserve is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a suburban 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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