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Perseid meteor shower watch with Bath Astronomers

Perseid meteor shower watch with Bath Astronomers

Sunday 11th August 2024 from 21:30pm to 23:30pm

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Lansdown Park & Ride
Lansdown, Bath, Avon, BA1 9BJ

Enjoy an evening with Bath Astronomers and others looking up to see the meteor shower called the Perseids, which is peaking in activity early this week.
The Lansdown Park & Ride is a convenient location to drive to, park, and pop into the playing field, beyond which you get a great view of Bath.
Register for a free ticket so they can advise if the weather will be okay. This session will run on Sunday or Monday, depending on which has the better weather forecast.
For Sunday, register at:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/bath-astronomers/t-zzqngdv
For Monday, register at:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/bath-astronomers/t-pqvnzaz

Please note that this has already taken place on 11/08/2024

Event organiser

Bath Astronomers is organising this event

Please contact Bath Astronomers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Bath Astronomers
Facebook: Bath Astronomers

Event booking

Register for your free tickets via the Bath Astronomer's webpage on Ticket Source.

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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

First Quarter
35 % illuminated
Dark from 21:42 to 03:25
Dark for 5h 43m

Local light pollution

Lansdown Park & Ride is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Lansdown Park & Ride

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