Stargazing on Marlborough Common
Friday 29th October 2021 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Marlborough Common
Free's Avenue, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8
Swindon Stargazers welcomes you to an evening of Stargazing on the Common. Be prepared to be amazed! With their telescopes, these local experts will introduce you to the night sky above Marlborough.
These stargazing sessions run on both Friday and Saturday nights and are free with no prior booking required, just turn up on the night!
This event takes place as part of the Marlborough Dark Skies Fest 2021.
Please note that this has already taken place on 29/10/2021
Event organiser
Marlborough Dark Skies Fest is organising this event
Please contact Marlborough Dark Skies Fest directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Marlborough Dark Skies Fest
Facebook: Marlborough Dark Skies Fest
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 29th Oct
Local light pollution
Marlborough Common is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-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.