Stargazing and Orionids meteor shower at Wembury with Plymouth Astronomical Society
Saturday 21st October 2023 from 20:00pm to 23:00pm
Wembury Beach Car Park
Wembury, Plymouth, Devon, PL9 0HP
Join the friendly astronomers from the Plymouth Astronomical Society for an evening of stargazing at Wembury Beach Car Park. This event coincides with the Orionids meteor shower; the dark site location is excellent for spotting shooting stars. There will be lots more to see through their telescopes, including Jupiter, Saturn, the Andromeda galaxy, Pleiades and star clusters in the Auriga constellation.
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 21/10/2023
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.
Sat 21st Oct
Local light pollution
Wembury Beach Car Park 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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