What's in the night sky in the month ahead
Thursday 28th August 2025 from 18:30pm to 20:30pm
Dark Space Planetarium
St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, DG6 4EG
Have you ever wondered what that really bright star is, or would you like to know which planets and other celestial objects can be seen in the sky?
Join Mike Alexander from the Galloway Astronomy Centre in the planetarium who will be telling us which celestial events can be viewed in the month ahead.
Event organiser
Dark Space Planetarium is organising this event
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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.
Thu 28th Aug
Local light pollution
Dark Space Planetarium is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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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