See the Perseids with Croydon Astronomical Society
Friday 12th August 2022 from 21:00pm to Saturday 13th August 2022 03:00am
Norman Fisher Observatory at Kenley
Near Kenley Aerodrome, Kenley, Surrey, CR8 5EP
Join the Croydon Astronomical Society for their annual Perseid Meteor Watch. The meeting location is the RAF Tribute at Kenley Aerodrome, near the Kenley Observatory, from 9 pm until late. There is parking nearby on Hayes Lane.
Children are welcome as long as an adult accompanies them, also well-behaved dogs! There will be at least one telescope for views of Saturn and Jupiter.
Bring camping chairs, groundsheets, blankets and a flask of a hot drink to keep you going through the evening. Clear skies!
Please note that this event has already taken place on 12/08/2022
Event organiser
Croydon Astronomical Society is organising this event
Please contact Croydon Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Croydon Astronomical Society
Twitter: @CroydonAS
Facebook: Croydon Astronomical Society
Event booking
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.
Fri 12th Aug
Sat 13th Aug
Local light pollution
Norman Fisher Observatory at Kenley is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
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