Stargazing at the Jam Factory!

Name: Stargazing at the Jam Factory!
Start: 2025-02-01T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-02-01T21:30:00+00:00
Location: Tiptree Jam Museum

Saturday 1st February 2025 from 19:00pm to 21:30pm

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Tiptree Jam Museum
Tiptree, Colchester, Essex, CO5 0RF, East of England England

Join the Tiptree Star Gazers for this free stargazing session at the Wilkin and Sons Jam Factory!

No booking is required however be aware that THIS EVENT IS WEATHER DEPENDANT!

We recommend checking the group’s Facebook event to confirm the event is going ahead. If cancelled the event may move to the 7th February.

No booking needed. Just turn up.

The event coincides with National Astronomy Week which runs from 1-9 February and is supported by the Royal Astronomical Society, British Astronomical Association, Federation of Astronomical Societies, Society for Popular Astronomy and Go Stargazing.

The group will be outside the tractor museum display, which is just in front of the main car park, with their telescopes set up for you to look through. Parking in the main car park at the tearoom/shop will be open for all to use. If you would like help with your telescope, please bring it along!

Please note that this has already taken place on 01/02/2025

Event organiser

Tiptree Star Gazers is organising this event

Please contact Tiptree Star Gazers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Tiptree Star Gazers

Event booking

For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.

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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.

Sat 1st Feb

Waxing Crescent

8 % illuminated

Dark from 20:52 to 06:17

Dark for 9h 25m

Local light pollution

Tiptree Jam Museum is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.