Sweet Briar Marshes: Autumn stargazing
Tuesday 19th November 2024 from 18:00pm to 19:30pm
Sweet Briar Marshes
Hellesdon Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 5EG, East of England
Can you find the North Star? Join the team from the Norfolk Wildlife Trust on this introduction to the night sky to find out how. We will also find other interesting objects including Jupiter, double stars and star clusters and use constellations to navigate the night sky.
Do bring along your own binoculars and a red torch/rear bicycle light if you have them. You can also download free night sky navigation apps to your phone.
Please note the exact start point will be shared with you a few days before the event, however parking is available at the nearby Riverside Walk Car Park.
Please note that this has already taken place on 19/11/2024
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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.
Tue 19th Nov
Local light pollution
Sweet Briar Marshes 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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