Winter Constellations at Boscombe Overcliff Nature Reserve
Saturday 22nd January 2022 from 19:00pm to 20:30pm
Boscombe Overcliff Nature Reserve
Grovely Avenue, Boscombe, Dorset, BH5 1JB
Join local astronomer Kate Earl for a free evening of stargazing. Learn some of the bright winter constellations and star names, as well as the legends behind them. Please note that this evening will be cancelled in the event of inclement weather.
Please note that this has already taken place on 22/01/2022
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Event 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 Jan
Local light pollution
Boscombe Overcliff Nature Reserve 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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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.