Wells and Mendip Astronomers meeting
Saturday 20th May 2023 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Wells & Mendip Museum
8 Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2UE
Join the Wells and Mendip Astronomers at Wells Museum for a public talk at 8:00 pm by David Arditti, BAA President, ‘Observing Mercury and Venus’.
Please note that this has already taken place on 20/05/2023
Event organiser
Wells & Mendip Astronomers is organising this event
Please contact Wells & Mendip Astronomers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Wells & Mendip Astronomers
Twitter: @WellsMendipAstr
Facebook: Wells & Mendip Astronomers
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.
Sat 20th May
Local light pollution
Wells & Mendip Museum is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban 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.