Stargazing at The Hoe with Plymouth Astronomical Society
Friday 22nd September 2023 from 20:00pm to 23:00pm
Drakes Statue - Plymouth Hoe
Hoe Park, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 2PJ
Join the friendly astronomers from the Plymouth Astronomical Society for an evening of stargazing at Plymouth Hoe. On view this evening will be a 1st quarter Moon (looks spectacular through a telescope!), Saturn, Jupiter, the Pleiades cluster and Albireo, a beautiful double-star in the constellation of Cygnus.
Please note this event is weather-dependent. Please confirm the event is going ahead by checking the Plymouth Astronomical Society Facebook page for updates on the afternoon of the event.
Please note that this has already taken place on 22/09/2023
Event organiser
Plymouth Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Plymouth Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Plymouth Astronomical Society
Facebook: Plymouth Astronomical Society
Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent 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
Drakes Statue - Plymouth Hoe is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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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