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To the Moon and Back - Moongazing with Salford Astronomical Society

To the Moon and Back - Moongazing with Salford Astronomical Society

Thursday 26th October 2023 from 18:00pm to 21:00pm

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Buile Hill Park
Eccles Old Road, Salford, M68GL

This October 26th, Buile Hill Park invites you to join them in the park as we dare to look up and enjoy the beauty of the night sky. Come join us and our friends at Salford Astronomical Society for a night sky tour. Enjoy close-up views of the moon and the beautiful gas giant Saturn through telescopes, plus many more stunning deep sky objects above Salford. Please note this event is subject to the weather and may need to be cancelled at short notice.

Please note that this has already taken place on 26/10/2023

Event organiser

Salford Astronomical Society

Salford Astronomical Society is organising this event

Please contact Salford Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Salford Astronomical Society
Twitter: @SalAstroSoc
Facebook: Salford Astronomical Society

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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.

Moon phase on Thu 26th Oct

Thu 26th Oct

Waxing Gibbous
89 % illuminated
Dark from 04:49 to 05:41
Dark for 0h 52m

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