Stargazing at Cerne Abbas
Friday 18th November 2022 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Cerne Abbas Giant Viewpoint
Acreman Street, Cerne Abbas, Dorset, DT2 7JX
Local astronomer Kevin Quinn from the Dorchester Area Stargazers Facebook group will be taking advantage of a good weather forecast and setting up telescopes at Cerne Abbas car park for an evening of stargazing. Everyone is welcome to join him!
Please note that this has already taken place on 18/11/2022
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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 18th Nov
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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Urban
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Semi-rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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