Perseid Meteor Watch at Coveney
Monday 12th August 2024 from 22:00pm to Tuesday 13th August 2024 02:00am
Coveney Village Hall
Coveney, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2DB, East of England England
Astronomers from the Anglian Observatory are having a special Meteor Watch on Monday 12th August at the Coveney Village Hall from 10 pm.
There will be a belief introduction inside the hall followed immediately by the actual viewing outside, weather permitting of course.
Even in summer it will be cold at that time of night so bring warm clothes. Also bring something to sit on …..and perhaps a warm drink!
Please call Angie on 077 270 44475 for more details.
Please note that this has already taken place on 12/08/2024
Event organiser
Anglian Observatory is organising this event
Please contact Anglian Observatory directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Anglian Observatory
Facebook: Anglian Observatory
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.
Mon 12th Aug
Tue 13th Aug
Local light pollution
Coveney Village Hall is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural 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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