Stargazing Spectacular at St Mary's Lighthouse
Friday 7th October 2022 from 18:30pm to 22:00pm
St Mary's Lighthouse - Whitley Bay
St Mary's Island Causeway, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE26 4RS
Join the friendly astronomers from the Sunderland Astronomical Society at the fabulous location of St Mary’s Lighthouse for this free stargazing spectacular!
Please note that this has already taken place on 07/10/2022
Event organiser
Sunderland Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Sunderland Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Sunderland Astronomical Society
Twitter: @sunderlandastro
Facebook: Sunderland 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 7th Oct
Local light pollution
St Mary's Lighthouse - Whitley Bay 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.
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