Stars in the Park with UK Astronomy

Name: Stars in the Park with UK Astronomy
Start: 2024-11-09T17:30:00+00:00
End: 2024-11-09T20:00:00+00:00
Location: Campbell Park Pavilion - Milton Keynes

Saturday 9th November 2024 from 17:30pm to 20:00pm

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Campbell Park Pavilion - Milton Keynes
1300 Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 4AD

Starting with an hours interactive presentation from founder Ross Hockham BCAe taking you on a journey through the solar system. Featuring inflatable Sun and planets, you will find out some fun facts about each and how you can see them from your gardens at home.

A break for hot drinks and biscuits will then be followed by stargazing if clear.

With UK Astronomy’s mobile observatory, a VW ‘Space’ crafter van packed with telescopes, binoculars and gear for you to get hands on searching the sky for and seeing some of the awesome sights that our universe has to offer.

Please note that this has already taken place on 09/11/2024

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UK Astronomy is organising this event

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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 9th Nov

First Quarter

47 % illuminated

Dark from 23:23 to 05:57

Dark for 6h 34m

Local light pollution

Campbell Park Pavilion - Milton Keynes is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.