Perseid Meteor Shower at Gemma's Farm with Tiptree Stargazers

Name: Perseid Meteor Shower at Gemma's Farm with Tiptree Stargazers
Start: 2024-08-12T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-08-12T22:00:00+00:00
Location: Gemma's Farm

Monday 12th August 2024 from 20:00pm to 23:00pm

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Gemma's Farm
White Notley, Braintree, Essex, CM8 1RG, East of England

Enjoy an evening of stargazing at Gemma’s Farm with knowledge and expertise from the Tiptree Stargazers, a friendly group of astronomers that enjoy sharing the night sky.

View the Moon and other celestial objects using telescopes provided. The event is timed at the peak of the annual Perseids meteor shower. Stargazing will of course be subject to visibility but the evening will go ahead regardless with magical stories of the night sky told around the open fire.

To ensure the best experience for all, spaces are limited so get in fast!

To book please email [email protected].

Please note that this has already taken place on 12/08/2024

Event organiser

Tiptree Star Gazers is organising this event

Please contact Tiptree Star Gazers directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.

Email: [email protected]
Website: Tiptree Star Gazers

Event booking

To book please email [email protected].

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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.

Mon 12th Aug

First Quarter

44 % illuminated

Dark from 21:45 to 03:12

Dark for 5h 27m

Local light pollution

Gemma's Farm is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.