Perseid meteor watch with Torbay Astronomical Society
Sunday 11th August 2024 from 21:00pm to Monday 12th August 2024 02:00am
Torquay Boys Grammar School & Observatory
Shiphay Manor Drive, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7EL
Join the friendly astronomers from the Torbay Astronomical Society for an evening observing the peak of the Perseids meteor shower from their observatory. Please note that a go/no go deadline is in place at 21:00pm in case of bad weather. We recommend contacting the Society if you’d like to attend.
Please note that this has already taken place on 11/08/2024
Event organiser
Torbay Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Torbay Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
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Twitter: @TorbayAstroSoc
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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.
Sun 11th Aug
Mon 12th Aug
Local light pollution
Torquay Boys Grammar School & Observatory 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.
Light pollution map of Torquay Boys Grammar School & Observatory
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