Stargazing at Sunnydale Park

Name: Stargazing at Sunnydale Park
Start: 2024-04-12T20:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-04-12T21:00:00+00:00
Location: Sunnydale Park

Friday 12th April 2024 from 21:00pm to 22:00pm

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Sunnydale Park
Nevinson Drive, Littleover, Derbyshire, DE23 1WG, East Midlands

Join the Friends of littleover Parks for an evening of stargazing at Sunnydale Park. Meet at the cricket pitch (what three words location [props,loved,gain]) and view the beautiful winter constellation, Orion, and some of the bright stars of the season. Jupiter and Uranus will also be overhead.

Bring a red-filtered torch (make one with red nail varnish and an old torch) or a rear bike light and binoculars if you have them.

Remember to dress warmly. Everyone is welcome but children must be accompanied by an adult. We will not meet in the event of heavy clouds or rain.

Please note that this has already taken place on 12/04/2024

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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.