Stargazing at Durlston
Saturday 25th September 2021 from 19:30pm to 20:30pm
Durlston Astronomy Centre and Observatory
Durlston Country Park, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 2JL
Join the Wessex Astronomical Society to use telescopes to view the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Andromeda galaxy, Nebulae, Milky Way and the Autumn Constellations. Weather dependant. £3 entry fee. Please call ahead on 01929 424443 to confirm your attendance.
Please note that this has already taken place on 25/09/2021
Event organiser
Wessex Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Wessex Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: contact@wessex-astro.org.uk
Website: Wessex Astronomical Society
Facebook: Wessex Astronomical 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.
Sat 25th Sep
Local light pollution
Durlston Astronomy Centre and Observatory 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.
Light pollution map of Durlston Astronomy Centre and Observatory