Stargazing for Families at Cley Marshes
Saturday 11th March 2023 from 19:00pm to 21:30pm
Cley Marshes - Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Cley next the Sea, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 7SA
The Norfolk coast, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, boasts some of the darkest skies in the country. Norwich Astronomical Society will be on hand with their powerful telescopes to help you identify the many spectacles of the night sky. One of their experts will also be giving an introductory talk at 7 pm exploring the wonders of stargazing. Hot drinks will be available for an additional cost. Doors open at 6.45 pm.
Please note that this has already taken place on 11/03/2023
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 11th Mar
Local light pollution
Cley Marshes - Norfolk Wildlife Trust 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.
Light pollution map of Cley Marshes - Norfolk Wildlife Trust
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