Stargazing at Cannock Chasse Forest

Name: Stargazing at Cannock Chasse Forest
Start: 2023-10-03T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2023-10-03T20:30:00+00:00
Location: Cannock Chase Forest

Tuesday 3rd October 2023 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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Cannock Chase Forest
Birches Valley, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2UQ

We’ll be going in search of the wonders of the solar system and top of the list is Saturn. We’ll use powerful telescopes to glimpse the rings of this amazing icy world and we’ll also look to the east to see the Moon and Jupiter rising.

Early on the sky is going to look pretty starry too so we’ll introduce you to fabulous Autumn constellations.

Please note that this has already taken place on 03/10/2023

Event organiser

Forestry England is organising this event

Please contact Forestry England directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

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Event booking

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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.

Tue 3rd Oct

Waning Gibbous

84 % illuminated

Dark from 18:55 to 19:09

Dark for 0h 13m

Local light pollution

Cannock Chase Forest is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.