Wells & Mendip Astronomers Messier Marathon Observing Night
Saturday 22nd March 2025 from 19:00pm to Sunday 23rd March 2025 01:00am
Oakhill Village Hall
Zion Hill, Oakhill, Avon, BA3 5AN
Join the members of the Wells and Mendip Astronomers for this special gathering observing the fascinating deep-sky objects in the Messier catalog. The event is open to all and includes an introductory talk by Richard Hook.
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]
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Twitter: @WellsMendipAstr
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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 22nd Mar
Sun 23rd Mar
Local light pollution
Oakhill Village Hall 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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