Stargazing at Cerne Abbas
Friday 22nd September 2023 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Cerne Abbas Giant Viewpoint
Acreman Street, Cerne Abbas, Dorset, DT2 7JX
Join local astronomer Kevin Quinn for an informal stargazing session at Cerne Abbas. This session will focus on how to set up and use telescopes; if you have one, take it along!
Please note that this has already taken place on 22/09/2023
Event organiser
Kevin Quinn is organising this event
Please contact Kevin Quinn directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Kevin Quinn
Twitter: @cerneastro
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 22nd Sep
Local light pollution
Cerne Abbas Giant Viewpoint is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural 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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