Welcome to Marlborough Dark Skies Fest 2021

Name: Welcome to Marlborough Dark Skies Fest 2021
Start: 2021-10-29T17:00:00+00:00
End: 2021-10-29T18:00:00+00:00
Location: Marlborough Town Hall

Friday 29th October 2021 from 18:00pm to 19:00pm

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Marlborough Town Hall
High Street, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 1AA

Charles Barclay, Director of the Blackett Observatory at Marlborough College, opens the main festival weekend with a fully illustrated talk introducing us to the wonders and importance of the night sky. Booking required.

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.

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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.

Fri 29th Oct

Third Quarter

48 % illuminated

Dark from 17:59 to 23:23

Dark for 5h 23m

Local light pollution

Marlborough Town Hall is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.